Barra da Tijuca Surf Break

Barra da Tijuca 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 23.02° S 43.32° W

Issued: 8 am 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Barra da Tijuca sea temperature is
23.3° C

1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Barra da Tijuca at 12PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (05 Jul)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (05 Jul)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
0.8
S
19
0.9
S
18
0.9
S
18
0.8
S
17
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
1
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
964
933
918
900
789
630
607
524
524
467
476
480
450
504
492
360
333
274
263
218
179
240
145
189
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
E
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NW
10
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:06AM0.94m
6:11PM0.86m
5:53AM0.90m
6:58PM0.82m
6:50AM0.85m
7:57PM0.76m
Low Tide
12:23PM0.12m
00:48AM0.37m
1:17PM0.18m
1:45AM0.38m
2:19PM0.25m
2:49AM0.37m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
5:21
5:21
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
19
21
21
20
20
19
18
18
20
23
21
21
21
20
20
Feels °C
18
19
18
19
19
20
19
19
19
20
21
20
19
20
19
18
18
21
23
19
20
20
21
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
1
SSE
9
Energy kJ
964
933
918
900
789
630
607
524
524
467
476
475
403
407
392
339
333
274
263
218
179
240
145
189
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
S
23
0.3
S
22
0.5
S
21
0.6
S
20
0.8
S
19
0.8
S
19
0.9
S
18
0.9
S
18
0.8
S
17
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.6
SSW
5
0.4
S
13
Energy kJ
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
43
82
231
290
480
450
504
492
360
251
246
176
150
103
102
17
56
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
24
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.6
SSW
10
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.1
E
8
0.5
S
14
0.1
S
21
Energy kJ
11
1
1
1
1
5
5
80
1
1
1
1
1
1
96
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
8
0.5
E
3
0.5
ENE
4
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.9
SW
5
Energy kJ
13
6
8
3
4
15
38
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
104
104
104
84
143
0
14
0
0
0
12
24
14
0
0
0
0
0
119
131
131
181
104
104
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Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
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Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
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3
3
3
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4
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4
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3
3
3
3
2
2
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Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
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