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Barra da Tijuca surf break

Barra da Tijuca surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Saturday 10 Jan 2026 -03
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Barra da Tijuca surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Barra da Tijuca sea temperature is
27.9° C
 (Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Barra da Tijuca today?

The current surf forecast for Barra da Tijuca at 8AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am January 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (10 Jan)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (10 Jan)5ft (1.5m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.3
E
0.5
S
0.6
S
1.1
ESE
1.5
E
2
E
1.6
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
0.7
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.5
E
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
1.1
E
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
1.3
E
Period(s) (?)77771212777777777777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2622391961457110099196411229145131113486628734924376611306161172
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
E
20
ESE
20
E
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
5
NE
5
N
10
N
5
NW
5
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
E
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcrosscross-
on		crossglassoffoffglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		crossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:36AM
0.73
6:45PM
0.77
7:16AM
0.69
8:26PM
0.70
8:24AM
0.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:08AM
0.31
1:23PM
0.40
2:02AM
0.39
2:29PM
0.39
3:12AM
0.46
3:43PM
0.36
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise--5:16-------5:16-------5:18-----
Sunset------6:44-------6:44-------6:44-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C262524283130282826252430323028282826252930292826
Feels °C (?)292826303130282927262530333029312927263130303029
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