Praia das Dunas surf break

Praia das Dunas surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Friday 03 Apr 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
27.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Praia das Dunas today?

The current surf forecast for Praia das Dunas at 3PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (03 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (03 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


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Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Mon
06
6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
ESE
1.2
E
1.4
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
1.4
ENE
1.1
E
1.3
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.3
ENE
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)888887778878888877777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1551692231381602061761272321421861161221491421768769676767675050
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
15
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
25
NNE
20
N
10
N
5
N
0
WSW
10
SSW
15
SW
5
SW
5
W
5
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
offoffglasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:10PM
1.11
3:12AM
0.99
3:41PM
1.07
3:33AM
0.95
4:13PM
1.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:08AM
0.11
9:34PM
0.18
9:36AM
0.10
10:03PM
0.26
10:05AM
0.12
10:33PM
0.34
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Mon
06
Sunrise5:56-------5:56-------5:56-------
Sunset---5:45-------5:45-------5:44----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------1------1--
Temp. °C242527282625252524252727262524242425262626252524
Feels °C (?)242629292725272726283029282626272830292730292927
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