Barra da Tijuca Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.02° S 43.32° W

Barra da Tijuca 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Barra da Tijuca sea temperature is
22.9°C
1.4° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Barra da Tijuca at 6PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)--
Afternoon (06 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Evening (06 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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)
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
8
2
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.9
S
8
1.9
S
9
2
S
10
2
S
11
1.9
S
11
1.7
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.5
S
11
1.6
SSE
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.5
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
357
434
329
279
454
593
834
917
828
627
450
394
432
525
530
308
274
279
274
214
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
10
SSW
10
S
0
SE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
10
ENE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
12:50PM0.92m
00:12AM0.67m
1:28PM0.99m
00:45AM0.79m
1:59PM1.02m
Low Tide
6:18PM0.49m
5:54AM0.14m
6:57PM0.43m
6:48AM0.04m
7:28PM0.37m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:44
5:45
 mm
2
2
4
3
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
16
15
15
16
16
17
20
21
20
21
Feels °C
15
16
15
15
14
15
15
16
15
16
17
14
15
16
16
17
19
20
20
22
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