Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Barra da Tijuca today (11 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Barra da Tijuca at 10PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 11). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Barra da Tijuca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 361 | 342 | 268 | 193 | 184 | 136 | 98 | 97 | 92 | 58 | 57 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 21 | 82 | 148 | 149 | 195 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:00PM0.99m | 2:40AM1.10m | 3:14PM0.96m | 3:10AM1.09m | 3:28PM0.94m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:51PM0.22m | 9:16AM0.02m | 9:17PM0.17m | 9:45AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Feels °C | 26 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 361 | 342 | 268 | 193 | 184 | 136 | 98 | 97 | 92 | 58 | 57 | 37 | 36 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 82 | 148 | 149 | 195 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 4 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 35 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | — | S 9 | S 15 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 26 | — | 6 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 8 | E 4 | E 5 | — | — | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 76 | 11 | 25 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 33 | — | — | — | 96 | 52 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 25 | 131 | 63 | 131 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 14 |
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