Barra da Tijuca Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.02° S 43.32° W

Barra da Tijuca 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Barra da Tijuca sea temperature is
22.1° C
0.5° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Barra da Tijuca at 2AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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)
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.6
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
25
37
36
35
24
24
20
20
20
11
11
11
11
12
24
39
56
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
10
W
5
NW
10
NNE
10
SSW
5
W
10
ENE
15
SSE
5
ESE
0
SE
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NW
10
SW
10
SSE
10
SE
0
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
7:25PM0.68m
11:00AM0.71m
8:59PM0.64m
12:20PM0.77m
Low Tide
3:08AM0.34m
4:01PM0.51m
4:24AM0.31m
5:27PM0.49m
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<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>
5:28
5:28
 mm
1
Temp °C
19
20
20
19
20
20
24
22
21
21
20
20
20
20
21
21
21
21
Feels °C
17
21
22
19
20
22
24
22
23
24
22
21
22
22
22
22
23
24
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