Barra da Tijuca surf break

Barra da Tijuca surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Sunday 22 Mar 2026 -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
26.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Barra da Tijuca today?

The current surf forecast for Barra da Tijuca at 1PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (22 Mar)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (22 Mar)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
1
E
1.8
E
1.5
E
0.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)10101010109999999888899986777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)74747777767068535250493725252525262728217132924376
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
5
NE
10
SE
15
SE
10
E
10
ENE
5
NE
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
10
SE
20
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
5
N
5
N
10
NNE
5
NE
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
5
NNE
5
N
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrossoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:01AM
0.89
4:34PM
1.01
4:21AM
0.83
5:17PM
0.90
4:43AM
0.77
6:11PM
0.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:43AM
0.13
11:29PM
0.32
11:22AM
0.17
12:20AM
0.47
12:13PM
0.22
1:36AM
0.59
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
Sunrise5:56-------5:56-------5:58-------
Sunset----6:01-------6:00-------6:00---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222427262524232222242626252423222224282927272524
Feels °C (?)252729272726262525272726262626242426303030302826
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