Praia das Dunas surf break

Praia das Dunas surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Tuesday 24 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
28.4° C
(Which is 2.0°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 5AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm February 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (25 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (25 Feb)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tue
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.9
ENE
1.1
E
1.1
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)8888888888888778899888810
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)149126126112125125129135129101117999491776711819419012710111996132
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
NNW
10
W
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononglasscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:40PM
0.77
7:08AM
0.63
12:21AM
0.87
11:28AM
0.65
1:07AM
0.97
12:20PM
0.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:01AM
0.58
3:58PM
0.32
5:57AM
0.54
5:29PM
0.23
6:47AM
0.47
Tue
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise----5:41-------5:41-------5:41---
Sunset6:21-------6:20-------6:19-------
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
---------------111----13
Temp. °C252525252525262626252525252627262624242425252626
Feels °C (?)262626272727282829282829293029283026262526252627
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