A circular-arc-shaped diamond grinding wheel dressing method comprises the steps that 1, micro water guide laser parameters are set, and tool setting is conducted; 2, radial rough modification is conducted, specifically, the working surface of a grinding wheel is equally divided into a plurality of cross sections which are L wide in the axial direction of a parallel grinding wheel, according to the different depths of feeding, in the axial direction of the grinding wheel, of the laser water beam, different depths H of abrasive layers are removed from the cross sections in sequence, and finally, the parallel grinding wheel is formed into a circular-arc-shaped grinding wheel through rough modification; 3, the surface profile precision of the grinding wheel is detected, height information ofall points on the surface is obtained, and tool setting is conducted; 4, cutting direction precise shaping is conducted; 5, micro water guide laser technology parameters are set, and tool setting is conducted; and 6, radial sharpening is conducted. According to the method, the high-energy high-density laser beam is guided through the water beam to remove the grinding wheel material in the fusion and gasification modes, a laser water beam variable rate scanning mathematic model is disclosed, the abrasive particle exposure height consistency is ensured, the dressed grinding wheel is good in surface appearance, the dressing precision is high, in addition, the dressing quality is ensured through water beam cooling, and energy saving and environmental protection are achieved.