Praia das Dunas surf break

Praia das Dunas surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Friday 24 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
24.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Praia das Dunas today?

The current surf forecast for Praia das Dunas at 3AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (25 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (25 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
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
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.7
NE
5
0.4
ENE
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
6
0.8
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
103
95
88
168
163
73
104
103
94
86
85
83
22
19
41
41
41
44
64
19
19
45
25
59
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
15
SW
20
SW
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
off
off
High Tide
11:35PM0.86m
10:04AM0.74m
00:08AM0.89m
11:18AM0.84m
00:33AM0.92m
12:04PM0.93m
Low Tide
3:23PM0.26m
4:36AM0.58m
4:41PM0.23m
5:27AM0.50m
5:39PM0.19m
6:06AM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:05
6:05
6:05
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5:27
5:25
5:24
Temp °C
24
24
22
22
22
23
25
25
25
24
23
23
23
24
26
26
25
24
24
23
23
24
25
25
24
24
21
21
21
22
24
25
26
24
24
24
24
25
26
26
26
25
25
22
23
25
26
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
11
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.5
S
11
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.4
ENE
5
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
10
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
6
0.8
E
7
Energy kJ
37
106
98
168
163
57
104
103
94
86
85
83
57
8
41
41
63
61
38
55
52
20
25
59
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
S
12
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
5
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
S
10
0.5
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.5
SSW
9
0.5
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
Energy kJ
70
21
20
20
19
73
19
19
19
19
20
19
13
35
31
55
33
23
41
18
18
49
47
32
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.4
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
SW
10
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
SSE
11
Energy kJ
103
95
88
19
21
20
12
12
13
13
12
12
19
19
23
29
6
6
7
7
2
18
11
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
E
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.2
WSW
2
Energy kJ
3
6
8
11
16
18
21
17
24
30
20
22
18
16
41
44
64
19
19
45
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
5
5
13
15
15
15
5
5
5
20
20
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
20
20
20
5
13
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Rio de Janeiro
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Brazil
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
8
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
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