
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Barra da Tijuca today (22 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Barra da Tijuca at 6PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Barra da Tijuca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
58 | 39 | 39 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 98 | 311 | 235 | 217 | 739 | 711 | 534 | 670 | 819 | 1303 | 1227 | 1442 | 1402 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:05PM0.93m | 00:40AM0.86m | 1:32PM0.99m | 1:08AM0.95m | 1:56PM1.03m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:27PM0.37m | 6:34AM0.09m | 7:01PM0.30m | 7:13AM0.01m | 7:33PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
58 | 39 | 39 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 98 | 205 | 235 | 217 | 739 | 711 | 534 | 465 | 819 | 1303 | 1227 | 1442 | 1402 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SE 13 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | S 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 11 | ESE 7 | SE 11 | — | SE 10 |
10 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 18 | 20 | 195 | 29 | 55 | 329 | 670 | 388 | 37 | 18 | — | 26 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 4 | S 11 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | S 13 | SE 9 | ESE 12 | S 18 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 30 | 20 | 15 | 99 | 50 | 47 | 91 | 18 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 5 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | S 5 | — | S 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | ESE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 5 |
— | — | 17 | — | 7 | 5 | 29 | — | 311 | 45 | 51 | 51 | — | — | 19 | 8 | 44 | 31 | 152 | 22 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 84 | 131 | 131 | 150 | 150 | 143 | 84 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 |
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