Praia das Dunas surf break

Praia das Dunas surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Saturday 10 Jan 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
26.7° C
(Which is 1.2°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 2AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm January 10). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (11 Jan)6ft (1.8m)6s
Evening (11 Jan)7ft (2.1m)7s

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

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Sat
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.8
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.7
ENE
2
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
2.1
ENE
Period(s) (?)666666667767777677777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)237153129114139169169229419389227198195168187219349385273281278286270384
Wind
(km/h)
45
ENE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
40
NE
40
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
35
ENE
45
ENE
40
NE
40
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
ENE
40
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononcross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:11PM
0.79
7:53AM
0.73
9:14PM
0.74
9:29AM
0.70
11:25PM
0.77
11:05AM
0.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:14AM
0.43
2:46PM
0.43
3:35AM
0.49
4:08PM
0.39
5:04AM
0.49
Sat
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Sunrise----5:11-------5:13-------5:13---
Sunset6:37-------6:37-------6:37-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C252423232324272725242323232529272624242423252726
Feels °C (?)212120202021242420202021222427242221222322242523
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