Barra da Tijuca surf break

Barra da Tijuca surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Wednesday 15 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
23.9° C
(Which is 1.6°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Barra da Tijuca today?

The current surf forecast for Barra da Tijuca at 11PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)--
Afternoon (15 Apr)--
Evening (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


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Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.5
S
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.5
SSE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.8
ESE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
Period(s) (?)88881388137771212121281111111110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)888671719289989610789898179777775979391119192175171168
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
0
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
N
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
10
SE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglassglassglasscross-
off
glassoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise-----6:05-------6:07-------6:07--
Sunset-------5:38-------5:37-------5:37
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232322212123252423232222212427272424232322262927
Feels °C (?)252625242325262525252424232628282626252523273028
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