Barra da Tijuca surf break

Barra da Tijuca surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Thursday 05 Feb 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
27.8° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Barra da Tijuca today?

The current surf forecast for Barra da Tijuca at 5PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm February 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Feb)--
Afternoon (05 Feb)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (05 Feb)2ft (0.6m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SE
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.4
SSE
0.2
S
0.4
SE
0.5
S
0.6
SSE
Period(s) (?)6666666666666666610969666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)212828271816911172419191919131313171515891525
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
W
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
NNE
0
NW
5
NNE
5
NE
0
E
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassononglassglassglassglasscross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:15PM
1.03
4:50AM
0.88
4:47PM
0.97
5:09AM
0.84
5:22PM
0.89
5:29AM
0.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:37AM
0.28
11:06PM
0.12
11:07AM
0.27
11:37PM
0.22
11:40AM
0.28
12:11AM
0.32
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Sunrise------5:35-------5:35-------5:37-
Sunset--6:37-------6:37-------6:37-----
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
5231-----12511---2412111
Temp. °C262625252424242527262424242424252625242424242425
Feels °C (?)303029292727282930302829292828303029282827272828
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