Barra da Tijuca Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.02° S 43.32° W

Barra da Tijuca 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Barra da Tijuca sea temperature is
24.0°C
2.1° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Barra da Tijuca at 8PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)--
Afternoon (06 Oct)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (06 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 21°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
13
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
1
S
9
1.1
S
8
1.2
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
103
123
152
151
171
154
151
114
85
80
162
73
73
151
173
217
137
172
172
95
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SE
10
E
5
ENE
0
N
10
W
5
NW
5
WNW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
5
SW
10
SSE
15
SE
15
E
10
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
1:03PM0.95m
00:21AM0.84m
1:26PM0.97m
00:52AM0.95m
1:45PM0.97m
Low Tide
6:23PM0.43m
6:27AM0.08m
6:53PM0.35m
7:07AM0.04m
7:22PM0.26m
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clear
clear
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5:26
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5:53
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1
7
6
2
2
1
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Temp °C
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
22
23
23
22
21
Feels °C
23
24
23
24
25
24
24
26
25
23
22
22
22
23
24
25
24
23
23
22
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