Barra da Tijuca Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.02° S 43.32° W

Barra da Tijuca 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Barra da Tijuca sea temperature is
23.0° C
1.6° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Barra da Tijuca at 2AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (22 Aug)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (22 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri night, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
8
1
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
7
1.5
SSW
8
1.6
SSW
8
1.3
S
8
1.4
S
10
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
75
173
244
314
219
363
588
517
442
434
367
347
284
279
279
345
408
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:41PM0.63m
12:23PM0.76m
11:43PM0.63m
1:01PM0.84m
Low Tide
3:27PM0.57m
3:52AM0.33m
5:22PM0.53m
5:17AM0.27m
6:24PM0.46m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
20
19
19
19
20
20
19
19
19
18
18
19
20
20
20
19
Feels °C
19
19
19
18
17
18
19
19
18
19
19
18
18
19
20
20
20
19
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