Praia das Dunas surf break

Praia das Dunas surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Wednesday 07 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
27.1° C
(Which is 1.7°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 1PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am January 07). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (07 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (07 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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

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Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sat
10
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 (?)
1
ENE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
E
1.1
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
Period(s) (?)656666666666566556556665
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)65373935446781806752526274122935551535210217216411183
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
10
E
20
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
NE
35
NE
30
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
onononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:17AM
0.91
4:37PM
1.01
5:47AM
0.85
5:19PM
0.96
6:19AM
0.81
6:07PM
0.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:14AM
0.43
11:46PM
0.14
11:50AM
0.43
12:27AM
0.24
12:35PM
0.44
1:14AM
0.34
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sat
10
Sunrise5:09-------5:09-------5:11-------
Sunset----6:37-------6:37-------6:37---
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C222325252424232323242726252424242324262625242323
Feels °C (?)222225272422212122232725242223242323252322212122
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