Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Barra da Tijuca today (08 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Barra da Tijuca at 5PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Barra da Tijuca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 27 | 171 | 339 | 359 | 1134 | 1074 | 1030 | 906 | 714 | 683 | 673 | 470 | 448 | 365 | 738 | 841 | 1070 | 1191 | 1380 | 1584 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:44PM0.90m | 00:16AM0.65m | 1:35PM0.99m | 00:56AM0.73m | 2:17PM1.04m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:14PM0.44m | 6:00AM0.16m | 7:13PM0.41m | 6:58AM0.05m | 7:54PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 17 | 171 | 339 | 359 | 1134 | 1074 | 1030 | 906 | 714 | 683 | 673 | 470 | 448 | 365 | 738 | 841 | 1070 | 1191 | 1380 | 1584 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | — | ESE 4 | S 16 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 |
| kJ | 10 | — | 5 | 321 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 23 | 12 | 13 | 34 | 74 | 101 | 249 | 316 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | — | S 18 | ESE 4 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | S 13 | ESE 8 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — |
| kJ | 27 | — | 56 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 3 | 13 | — | — | 5 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | S 4 | — | S 6 | — | — | SE 6 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 26 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 15 | — | 161 | — | — | 38 | — | 42 | 32 | 86 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 143 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 131 | 181 | 143 | 150 | 150 | 63 | 150 | 150 | 260 | 260 | 143 |
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