Praia das Dunas surf break

Praia das Dunas surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Saturday 21 Feb 2026 -03
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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
27.6° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Praia das Dunas today?

The current surf forecast for Praia das Dunas at 6AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am February 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (21 Feb)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (21 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

Table - waves today at Praia das Dunas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)999999888888777777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)101991291291261171128986313178878581796164888889717852
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
W
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
0
ESE
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
0
NNW
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscrossglassglasscrosscrosscross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:44AM
0.96
4:51PM
1.06
5:10AM
0.88
5:36PM
0.96
5:38AM
0.80
6:36PM
0.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:04PM
0.10
11:08AM
0.25
11:45PM
0.23
11:48AM
0.28
12:37AM
0.38
12:40PM
0.32
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise--5:39-------5:39-------5:39-----
Sunset------6:22-------6:22-------6:21-
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--1---11-1----11--------
Temp. °C242424252627262525252425262626252525242526262526
Feels °C (?)272627292830292929292830292828272727252626262526
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