Barra da Tijuca Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.02° S 43.32° W

Barra da Tijuca 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Barra da Tijuca sea temperature is
22.2° C
0.4° 

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 (14 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Barra da Tijuca at 10PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)--
Afternoon (14 Jul)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (14 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
1
0
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.4
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
525
611
619
631
575
511
511
452
480
425
450
477
517
428
391
355
286
286
326
371
406
200
163
163
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
E
20
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
E
15
E
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
N
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:41PM1.04m
2:33AM0.90m
4:15PM1.00m
3:06AM0.95m
4:44PM0.94m
3:41AM0.98m
Low Tide
9:25PM0.39m
9:27AM-0.08m
9:58PM0.40m
10:10AM-0.06m
10:29PM0.41m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:23
5:24
5:24
 mm
1
Temp °C
19
19
19
20
19
19
17
17
20
22
20
19
17
16
16
17
22
24
23
21
19
18
17
19
Feels °C
19
19
19
18
17
17
16
15
17
19
16
17
16
14
14
15
21
22
22
19
17
16
15
17
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