Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Barra da Tijuca today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Barra da Tijuca at 5AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Barra da Tijuca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 180 | 136 | 293 | 237 | 217 | 210 | 206 | 202 | 158 | 146 | 111 | 111 | 109 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 65 | 65 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:38AM0.96m | 1:20PM1.00m | 1:11AM1.03m | 1:44PM1.00m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:24PM0.27m | 6:42AM0.05m | 7:01PM0.19m | 7:24AM0.02m | 7:37PM0.12m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 180 | 136 | 293 | 237 | 217 | 210 | 206 | 202 | 158 | 146 | 111 | 111 | 109 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 65 | 65 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 41 | 30 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 23 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | — | 87 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 39 | — | — | 51 | 40 | — | — | 41 | 27 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 143 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
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