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Praia das Dunas Surf Forecast
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Praia das Dunas surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Sunday 17 May 2026 -03Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Praia das Dunas surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Praia das Dunas sea temperature is
23.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Praia das Dunas today?
The current surf forecast for Praia das Dunas at 5PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am May 17). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
| Evening (17 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Praia das Dunas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 21°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 3 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | ENE 7 | S 19 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | ENE 7 | S 9 | ENE 7 | S 13 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | ENE 7 | |
6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 338 | 332 | 275 | 270 | 5 | 7 | 125 | 122 | 94 | 90 | 65 | 63 | 15 | 63 | 15 | 123 | 273 | 801 | 1561 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:20PM1.13m | 2:49AM0.90m | 4:08PM1.07m | 3:19AM0.89m | 5:00PM0.98m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:56AM0.01m | 9:45PM0.31m | 9:39AM0.00m | 10:30PM0.41m | 10:26AM0.02m | 11:16PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 |
 | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | 5:13 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
22 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 13 | S 19 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 16 |
 kJ | 422 | 422 | 415 | 415 | 338 | 332 | 275 | 270 | 212 | 167 | 125 | 122 | 94 | 90 | 65 | 63 | 66 | 63 | 149 | 123 | 273 | 266 | 302 | 2979 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 12 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | ENE 7 | S 15 | S 18 | S 18 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 107 | 97 | 87 | 89 | 9 | 157 | 801 | 1561 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 19 | S 17 | SE 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 21 | ENE 7 | SSW 12 | ENE 7 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 9 | 50 | 77 | 73 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 78 | 9 | 48 | 10 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | W 3 | — | ENE 4 | — | ENE 7 | — | NE 2 | WNW 2 | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 5 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 16 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 59 | 665 | 581 | 114 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 151 | 304 | 235 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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