Barra da Tijuca surf break

Barra da Tijuca surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Sunday 16 Nov 2025 -03
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Barra da Tijuca surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Barra da Tijuca sea temperature is
21.8° C
(Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Barra da Tijuca today?

The current surf forecast for Barra da Tijuca at 6AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am November 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (16 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (16 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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

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Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.2
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)10912111111101010999171616151414131312121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4427686158555048462727272483126159196131123114737168128
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
ESE
10
S
0
WNW
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
W
15
SSW
15
WSW
5
WNW
10
NNE
0
WNW
0
NNE
5
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
NNE
0
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassonglasscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffglassoncross-
on
cross-
off
offglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:36PM
0.86
12:44AM
0.93
12:57PM
0.88
1:19AM
0.97
1:19PM
0.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:03AM
0.24
6:17PM
0.26
6:42AM
0.22
6:50PM
0.18
7:17AM
0.22
7:22PM
0.11
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Sunrise--5:01-------5:00-------5:00-----
Sunset------6:15-------6:15-------6:15-
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
----141---------1-----143
Temp. °C222121252221222222222229302725232323232527252322
Feels °C (?)242323282425252524242430332826262527272928262626
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