Barra da Tijuca surf break

Barra da Tijuca surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Saturday 11 Apr 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
25.2° 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 1PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)7ft (2.1m)13s
Afternoon (11 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Evening (11 Apr)6ft (1.8m)13s

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


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Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
0
0
1
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
0.6
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)131313141313131312121212121211111111111111101816
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1247156116091487130811441011874738703634624560483451458396341164153286243225193
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
0
SE
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
E
10
NE
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassonononcrosscross-
off
offoffglasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:59AM
0.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:22AM
0.51
4:31PM
0.25
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
Sunrise-6:03-------6:05-------6:05------
Sunset---5:43-------5:42-------5:40----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------11---------
Temp. °C212224232323222121222525242323222123252524232221
Feels °C (?)232424232525232323242625242324232324252524232323
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