Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Barra da Tijuca today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Barra da Tijuca at 9PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Barra da Tijuca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Fri morning, min 22°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 57 | 124 | 127 | 199 | 84 | 76 | 59 | 44 | 35 | 34 | 63 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 36 | 132 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 5:09PM0.81m | 5:50AM0.81m | 5:31PM0.76m | 6:43AM0.71m | 5:59PM0.70m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:55AM0.34m | 00:03AM0.27m | 12:36PM0.44m | 00:56AM0.31m | 1:41PM0.53m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 24 |
Feels °C | 28 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 57 | 44 | 46 | 59 | 84 | 76 | 59 | 44 | 35 | 34 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 36 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 31 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 8 | S 11 | S 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | 124 | 127 | 199 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 132 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 63 | 245 | 12 | 0 |
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