Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Barra da Tijuca today (17 Oct):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Barra da Tijuca at 12AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | - | - |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Barra da Tijuca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri night, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 12 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 140 | 151 | 151 | 129 | 132 | 174 | 178 | 178 | 174 | 148 | 126 | 129 | 88 | 123 | 216 | 208 | 339 | 358 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:19PM0.79m | 5:47AM0.72m | 4:56PM0.73m | 10:18AM0.69m | 5:53PM0.67m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:50PM0.25m | 12:42PM0.55m | 1:12AM0.31m | 2:22PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||
 | |  | |  |  | | | |  | |  |  |  |  | | | | |
 | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 2 | — | 4 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 140 | 151 | 151 | 129 | 132 | 174 | 178 | 178 | 174 | 148 | 126 | 129 | 88 | 123 | 216 | 208 | 339 | 358 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | — | — | SSE 11 | E 6 | E 7 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | 12 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 28 | 43 | 43 | 45 | 50 | 50 | 110 | 110 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 7 | — | — | ENE 7 | S 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 18 | 30 | 18 | 31 | 48 | 15 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 150 | 131 | 104 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 104 | 104 | 150 |
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