Barra da Tijuca Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.02° S 43.32° W

Barra da Tijuca 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Barra da Tijuca sea temperature is
22.1° C
0.5° 

Barra da Tijuca surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Barra da Tijuca today (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Barra da Tijuca at 6AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (22 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (22 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
1
E
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
SSW
11
0.8
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.2
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
116
85
67
47
47
34
119
36
51
50
49
35
35
24
20
20
12
11
11
12
39
133
244
282
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
5
NE
10
E
5
ENE
15
W
10
NW
5
WSW
15
W
5
WSW
15
S
10
S
5
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
0
WNW
5
N
10
SSE
15
S
10
SE
20
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
on
on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
7:45AM0.72m
7:25PM0.68m
11:00AM0.71m
8:59PM0.64m
12:20PM0.77m
Low Tide
1:57AM0.36m
2:40PM0.47m
3:08AM0.34m
4:01PM0.51m
4:24AM0.31m
5:27PM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
heavy rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:28
 mm
21
Temp °C
24
22
21
24
30
32
26
26
21
20
21
21
24
23
22
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
21
19
Feels °C
23
21
20
23
28
31
26
27
21
21
23
21
25
23
24
24
23
24
24
24
24
23
22
19
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