Barra da Tijuca Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.02° S 43.32° W

Barra da Tijuca 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Barra da Tijuca sea temperature is
22.1° C
0.6° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Barra da Tijuca at 10AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (28 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (28 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
105
105
73
72
69
67
42
80
82
79
74
103
100
100
103
95
97
97
85
84
84
76
72
71
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
ENE
15
ESE
15
E
10
NE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
N
5
NE
10
NE
20
WSW
5
NNW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
S
10
S
15
S
10
SE
10
E
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
off
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:50PM0.97m
2:13AM0.91m
3:17PM0.99m
2:39AM0.97m
3:41PM0.99m
Low Tide
7:59AM0.05m
8:28PM0.32m
8:37AM0.01m
9:00PM0.29m
9:14AM-0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
20
22
27
27
24
25
25
24
23
25
32
33
31
23
24
24
23
23
23
22
22
21
Feels °C
21
21
20
22
28
26
24
26
25
24
22
24
31
32
29
22
25
25
24
24
24
22
24
23
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