Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Barra da Tijuca today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Barra da Tijuca at 2AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Barra da Tijuca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 526 | 451 | 434 | 392 | 384 | 338 | 352 | 358 | 308 | 296 | 239 | 234 | 234 | 240 | 275 | 303 | 366 | 233 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:32PM0.66m | 11:55AM0.85m | 11:27PM0.76m | 12:26PM0.92m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:54PM0.53m | 4:08AM0.27m | 4:58PM0.45m | 5:09AM0.19m | 5:45PM0.36m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 526 | 451 | 434 | 392 | 384 | 338 | 352 | 358 | 308 | 296 | 239 | 234 | 234 | 240 | 275 | 303 | 366 | 233 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 26 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 4 | 23 | 11 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | SE 8 | SE 4 | SE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 69 | 26 | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 155 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 63 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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