Barra da Tijuca Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.02° S 43.32° W

Barra da Tijuca 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Barra da Tijuca sea temperature is
22.8° C
0.9° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Barra da Tijuca at 11PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)--
Afternoon (09 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (09 Jul)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
9
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.6
SSE
14
0.7
SE
14
0.9
SE
14
0.9
SE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
1
SE
13
1
SE
13
1.1
SE
13
1.1
SE
13
1.1
SE
13
1
SE
13
1
SE
13
1
SE
13
1
SE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
101
235
231
181
164
125
136
203
268
253
304
304
336
336
394
388
382
326
321
311
297
260
216
216
Wind (km/h)
5
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
0
NE
10
SE
5
E
0
NE
5
W
5
WSW
5
W
5
NNW
5
SSE
10
SE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
20
W
20
WSW
Wind State
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
High Tide
10:38AM0.81m
11:10PM0.70m
12:19PM0.89m
00:12AM0.70m
1:23PM0.97m
00:55AM0.73m
Low Tide
4:50PM0.33m
5:04AM0.26m
6:07PM0.34m
6:06AM0.17m
7:12PM0.34m
7:03AM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<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>
5:22
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
18
18
17
17
17
19
23
24
21
21
21
20
19
20
23
22
21
21
21
22
21
22
Feels °C
20
20
18
18
17
17
17
19
24
24
22
23
23
21
20
21
24
22
21
21
20
19
18
21
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