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Barra da Tijuca surf break

Barra da Tijuca surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Monday 26 Jan 2026 -03
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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
27.4° C
 (Which is 1.8°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 3AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm January 26). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (27 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (27 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ESE
0.4
SE
1.2
E
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
1
ESE
1.4
E
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
1.1
E
1
E
0.7
ESE
1.2
E
1.2
E
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.7
ESE
Period(s) (?)996669999666666666666677
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1032710237332520202768148564185794099102524545333440
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
5
ENE
5
NNW
0
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
N
5
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
SE
15
SE
0
SW
0
NW
5
N
10
NNE
5
N
5
NW
10
S
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		glasscross-
off		glasscross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassglasscross-
off		offglassonon
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:19PM
0.76
8:10AM
0.62
12:08AM
0.81
11:49AM
0.61
1:12AM
0.92
12:40PM
0.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:50AM
0.44
4:03PM
0.32
5:29AM
0.46
5:24PM
0.24
6:49AM
0.43
Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Sunrise----5:28-------5:28-------5:30---
Sunset6:42-------6:42-------6:42-------
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
111----11-------31----12
Temp. °C252423232325272725252423232628272625252424272726
Feels °C (?)292826272628292928282826252930283030292727312928
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