Barra da Tijuca Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.02° S 43.32° W

Barra da Tijuca 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Barra da Tijuca sea temperature is
22.5°C
1.0° 

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 (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Barra da Tijuca at 3AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (13 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (13 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat night, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.6
S
7
0.8
S
8
1
S
8
1.1
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.9
S
7
1.1
SE
7
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
1.2
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
37
37
35
18
18
37
76
122
74
118
106
87
79
109
112
115
182
Wind (km/h)
5
W
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
S
10
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
20
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
SE
5
W
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:14PM0.96m
3:10AM1.09m
3:28PM0.94m
3:40AM1.05m
3:44PM0.91m
Low Tide
9:17PM0.17m
9:45AM0.09m
9:44PM0.14m
10:13AM0.19m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
1
1
2
2
3
1
3
7
6
16
1
1
Temp °C
27
22
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
Feels °C
29
23
23
23
22
22
21
22
20
18
19
20
20
21
19
21
23
23
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