Barra da Tijuca Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.02° S 43.32° W

Barra da Tijuca 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Barra da Tijuca sea temperature is
22.1° C
0.6° 

Barra da Tijuca surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Barra da Tijuca today (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Barra da Tijuca at 7AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (25 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (25 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

Table - waves today at Barra da Tijuca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
1
0
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
0.7
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
225
219
223
268
268
231
231
226
212
173
169
200
253
280
272
263
233
178
175
132
127
123
70
69
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
WNW
5
W
5
N
5
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NW
0
N
10
SE
10
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
E
15
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross
off
on
on
on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:08PM0.84m
00:33AM0.72m
1:47PM0.90m
1:13AM0.78m
2:20PM0.94m
Low Tide
5:34AM0.25m
6:33PM0.45m
6:31AM0.18m
7:19PM0.40m
7:18AM0.11m
7:55PM0.36m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:30
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
5:29
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
19
19
22
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
21
21
20
20
19
18
19
20
25
24
22
22
Feels °C
21
21
21
20
23
20
21
22
20
20
21
21
22
21
20
20
19
18
20
21
26
24
23
23
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