Barra da Tijuca Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.02° S 43.32° W

Barra da Tijuca 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 08 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 (08 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Barra da Tijuca at 7PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)--
Afternoon (08 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (08 Sep)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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)
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
0
0
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
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)
1.5
SSE
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.5
E
7
1.6
E
7
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.9
ESE
7
1.4
E
8
1.5
E
7
0.8
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
496
279
274
218
250
167
133
130
98
96
70
86
222
243
199
239
239
259
212
212
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
E
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
W
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
SSW
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:59PM1.02m
1:14AM0.90m
2:24PM1.03m
1:42AM1.00m
2:44PM1.01m
Low Tide
7:28PM0.37m
7:32AM-0.03m
7:57PM0.32m
8:10AM-0.05m
8:24PM0.27m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
1
1
9
9
4
4
2
1
Temp °C
19
20
21
20
20
20
19
21
23
21
20
20
21
20
21
23
22
22
22
22
Feels °C
19
20
21
21
21
21
20
23
26
22
22
21
22
22
23
26
26
25
24
25
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