Barra da Tijuca Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.02° S 43.32° W

Barra da Tijuca 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Barra da Tijuca sea temperature is
22.3°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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Barra da Tijuca at 4PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (20 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (20 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 33°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.1
E
7
2
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.7
E
8
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
382
330
260
212
127
442
399
323
104
81
64
51
52
47
48
69
71
76
62
55
40
40
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
NNE
5
NE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
NNW
30
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
0
SE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
12:02PM0.77m
11:28PM0.64m
12:36PM0.85m
00:09AM0.75m
1:05PM0.93m
Low Tide
3:23AM0.34m
4:53PM0.54m
4:51AM0.28m
5:50PM0.46m
5:50AM0.19m
6:27PM0.37m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:47
5:49
 mm
1
3
1
1
8
Temp °C
19
22
26
26
24
24
22
22
22
26
31
33
30
28
26
25
24
28
25
24
21
21
Feels °C
19
21
27
26
25
26
24
20
22
25
30
32
30
29
26
25
24
28
24
24
21
25
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