Barra da Tijuca Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.02° S 43.32° W

Barra da Tijuca 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Barra da Tijuca sea temperature is
22.9°C
1.4° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Barra da Tijuca at 7PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)--
Afternoon (07 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (07 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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)
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
1
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
11
1.7
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.4
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.6
SSE
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.8
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.7
E
7
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
826
625
450
394
434
525
540
308
326
279
274
311
329
279
133
133
98
96
94
70
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NW
5
WSW
5
NNE
0
E
10
N
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
off
High Tide
1:28PM0.99m
00:45AM0.79m
1:59PM1.02m
1:14AM0.90m
2:24PM1.03m
Low Tide
6:57PM0.43m
6:48AM0.04m
7:28PM0.37m
7:32AM-0.03m
7:57PM0.32m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
1
2
3
1
1
1
5
3
5
7
Temp °C
16
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
19
21
21
20
19
19
19
21
19
20
19
20
Feels °C
17
16
14
14
16
15
16
16
18
20
20
20
20
20
20
23
21
22
22
22
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