Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Barra da Tijuca today (21 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Barra da Tijuca at 9PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 21). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Barra da Tijuca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 47 | 48 | 137 | 45 | 47 | 52 | 52 | 54 | 58 | 53 | 54 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 27 | 28 | 62 | 184 | 470 | 251 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:36PM0.85m | 00:09AM0.75m | 1:05PM0.93m | 00:40AM0.86m | 1:32PM0.99m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:50PM0.46m | 5:50AM0.19m | 6:27PM0.37m | 6:34AM0.09m | 7:01PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | | |  | | | |  |  |  | |  | | | |  |  | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 9 |
Temp °C | 28 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 28 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 7 | SE 8 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 47 | 48 | 44 | 45 | 47 | 52 | 52 | 54 | 58 | 53 | 54 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 27 | 28 | 62 | 18 | 295 | 251 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 12 | S 10 | SW 4 | SW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | ESE 8 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 13 | 96 | 248 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 4 | — | SE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 13 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 4 | SE 13 | S 4 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 9 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 25 | 20 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 8 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | W 2 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | SE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 137 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 184 | 470 | 124 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 104 | 104 | 19 | 73 | 0 | 104 | 73 | 7 | 19 | 129 | 131 | 26 |
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