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Barra da Tijuca surf break

Barra da Tijuca surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Sunday 15 Mar 2026 -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
27.1° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Barra da Tijuca today?

The current surf forecast for Barra da Tijuca at 8AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am March 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (15 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (15 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
1.1
SE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
Period(s) (?)101010111010101010101010101010101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)389327270275229204200204229272229204148145145117160157154204208216216212
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off		crosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offglasscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:02PM
0.86
1:55AM
1.02
1:29PM
0.96
2:21AM
1.06
1:55PM
1.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:52AM
0.36
6:57PM
0.06
7:26AM
0.29
7:37PM
-0.02
7:59AM
0.23
8:15PM
-0.07
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Sunrise--5:54-------5:54-------5:54-----
Sunset------6:08-------6:07-------6:07-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232221252727252423222225272625242322222426262424
Feels °C (?)262523272828272625242428292727262625252828272526
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