Barra da Tijuca Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.02° S 43.32° W

Barra da Tijuca 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 31 Aug 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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Barra da Tijuca at 3PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (31 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.6
E
8
1
E
8
0.4
SE
8
1.2
E
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.9
SW
6
0.4
ESE
9
1.2
SW
6
0.9
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1.1
S
7
1
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
26
26
26
46
120
16
163
60
69
62
61
31
45
68
25
106
55
100
113
116
108
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
5
E
10
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
0
SSE
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
S
10
SW
5
WSW
10
WNW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:49AM1.08m
4:14PM0.94m
4:25AM1.03m
4:39PM0.87m
5:05AM0.95m
5:06PM0.80m
Low Tide
10:42AM0.08m
10:48PM0.19m
11:23AM0.19m
11:27PM0.21m
12:13PM0.33m
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:42
5:43
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
4
14
1
2
1
1
2
Temp °C
21
21
24
24
23
23
24
23
23
22
22
22
21
21
20
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
Feels °C
23
24
26
24
25
27
27
25
23
21
23
24
23
24
21
20
17
18
18
18
19
20
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