Barra da Tijuca surf break

Barra da Tijuca surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Saturday 22 Nov 2025 -03
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Barra da Tijuca surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Barra da Tijuca sea temperature is
22.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Barra da Tijuca today?

The current surf forecast for Barra da Tijuca at 9PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm November 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Nov)--
Afternoon (22 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (22 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
1
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1.1
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
Period(s) (?)1212121111111111111010101010101099999888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)229178175125118858482815250507398125192168194189150146157181165
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
10
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
NW
10
SW
15
SSW
5
SSW
0
N
5
ESE
5
NNW
5
NE
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
SSW
20
SW
10
W
5
NW
5
NW
5
W
5
W
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglasscross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglasscrossglasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:48PM
0.88
3:54AM
0.93
3:19PM
0.87
4:30AM
0.89
3:56PM
0.86
5:15AM
0.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:36AM
0.32
9:40PM
0.05
10:15AM
0.36
10:24PM
0.09
11:00AM
0.40
11:14PM
0.14
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Sunrise------4:58-------4:58-------4:58-
Sunset--6:19-------6:19-------6:20-----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------1421-----81----
Temp. °C292423232222222324242323222222232522202121202123
Feels °C (?)292525262424242525272726252525252621222424222322
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