Barra da Tijuca Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.02° S 43.32° W

Barra da Tijuca 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Barra da Tijuca sea temperature is
23.2° C
1.7° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Barra da Tijuca at 5PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)--
Afternoon (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (08 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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)
0
0
1
3
4
4
4
3
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
3
2
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)
0.3
S
12
0.8
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.6
S
15
1.6
S
15
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.4
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.8
S
13
1.9
S
13
2
S
13
2.1
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
171
339
359
1134
1074
1030
906
714
683
673
470
448
365
738
841
1070
1191
1380
1584
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
5
N
5
NNW
10
N
15
N
20
SW
20
SW
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:44PM0.90m
00:16AM0.65m
1:35PM0.99m
00:56AM0.73m
2:17PM1.04m
Low Tide
6:14PM0.44m
6:00AM0.16m
7:13PM0.41m
6:58AM0.05m
7:54PM0.38m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:34
5:35
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
25
25
24
24
24
25
26
30
25
23
22
21
21
21
21
21
20
20
19
19
Feels °C
26
25
25
26
26
26
25
27
24
23
23
22
23
23
23
23
21
20
18
18
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