Praia das Dunas surf break

Praia das Dunas surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Tuesday 31 Mar 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
26.8° 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 2PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am March 31). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (31 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (31 Mar)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


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Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM
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 (?)
0.5
SE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
Period(s) (?)66699891010999999888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1922222799125147175196203162135152132126102102100120120140176181181
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NNE
15
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
ENE
40
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
35
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
ononcross-
on
ononononononononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:38PM
1.09
2:15AM
1.04
2:09PM
1.13
2:34AM
1.03
2:40PM
1.14
2:53AM
1.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:46AM
0.26
8:06PM
0.03
8:14AM
0.19
8:37PM
0.06
8:41AM
0.14
9:06PM
0.11
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
Sunrise5:54-------5:56-------5:56-------
Sunset---5:47-------5:46-------5:45----
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---1331-----------------
Temp. °C232425252625242424242525262525242425272726252524
Feels °C (?)262526262726262422222423252324222224262624232422
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