Barra da Tijuca Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.02° S 43.32° W

Barra da Tijuca 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Barra da Tijuca sea temperature is
23.9°C
2.1° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Barra da Tijuca at 10AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (02 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (02 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.4
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.8
S
11
1.4
SSW
10
1.4
S
10
1.1
S
6
1.1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.6
S
13
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
49
43
88
151
418
386
82
95
88
338
323
379
372
372
311
204
159
117
243
235
232
240
236
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
0
N
10
SSW
10
SW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
0
WNW
10
NNE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:49AM0.80m
4:52PM0.72m
10:51AM0.76m
5:27PM0.66m
11:54AM0.85m
6:58PM0.60m
Low Tide
11:52PM0.21m
1:11PM0.56m
1:13AM0.27m
2:59PM0.61m
2:57AM0.28m
4:54PM0.58m
8:59PM0.59m
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light rain
light rain
light rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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 mm
2
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2
5
4
3
4
3
3
4
3
1
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Temp °C
21
22
21
22
21
20
19
19
19
19
19
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
21
26
28
27
26
Feels °C
24
26
23
24
23
20
19
19
19
19
19
21
20
20
19
19
20
21
21
22
26
30
29
28
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