Barra da Tijuca Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.02° S 43.32° W

Barra da Tijuca 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Barra da Tijuca sea temperature is
21.8° C
0.1° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Barra da Tijuca at 12AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (19 Jul)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (19 Jul)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
7
1.2
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
7
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
1.2
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.7
E
8
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
0.7
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
104
160
283
243
81
66
66
163
191
290
323
78
78
62
50
133
133
50
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NE
10
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:26PM0.82m
4:56AM0.95m
5:47PM0.79m
5:39AM0.88m
6:11PM0.75m
Low Tide
11:33PM0.38m
12:08PM0.19m
00:12AM0.37m
12:49PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:25
 mm
Temp °C
25
24
23
21
20
21
27
27
25
24
23
21
20
21
27
28
25
25
Feels °C
23
23
22
20
19
20
26
26
24
23
22
20
19
20
26
27
24
23
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