Barra da Tijuca Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.02° S 43.32° W

Barra da Tijuca 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Barra da Tijuca sea temperature is
24.1°C
2.3° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Barra da Tijuca at 5PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)--
Afternoon (04 Oct)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (04 Oct)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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)
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.7
S
13
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
235
232
240
236
176
173
130
121
119
93
85
82
121
112
108
104
103
166
152
149
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
W
10
NW
10
NNE
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
W
5
W
0
SE
5
NE
0
E
10
S
10
S
5
ESE
0
S
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:54AM0.85m
6:58PM0.60m
10:59PM0.60m
12:33PM0.91m
11:47PM0.72m
1:03PM0.95m
Low Tide
4:54PM0.58m
8:59PM0.59m
4:30AM0.22m
5:49PM0.51m
5:38AM0.15m
6:23PM0.43m
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
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5:30
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5:28
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5:52
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 mm
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1
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4
4
2
3
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3
3
Temp °C
29
29
28
26
22
23
23
22
23
22
21
21
21
21
21
22
23
22
22
22
Feels °C
30
31
31
29
25
25
25
23
24
23
23
24
24
25
24
26
25
24
26
27
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