Barra da Tijuca Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.02° S 43.32° W

Barra da Tijuca 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Barra da Tijuca sea temperature is
22.7° C
0.8° 

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 (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Barra da Tijuca at 2AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (11 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (11 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
1
SE
13
1
SE
13
1.1
SE
13
1.1
SE
13
1.1
SE
13
1
SE
13
1
SE
13
1.1
SE
13
1
SE
12
1
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SE
12
1.6
SSW
7
2.1
SSW
8
2.3
SSW
9
2.4
SSW
9
2.3
SSW
9
2
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
304
304
336
336
394
388
382
326
321
364
297
292
248
216
209
222
180
147
247
592
809
878
885
969
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
0
NE
5
NW
5
W
10
W
5
NW
5
E
10
E
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
W
10
W
15
SW
15
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:12AM0.70m
1:23PM0.97m
00:55AM0.73m
2:15PM1.04m
1:30AM0.77m
Low Tide
6:07PM0.34m
6:06AM0.17m
7:12PM0.34m
7:03AM0.08m
8:05PM0.35m
7:54AM-0.00m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
20
20
19
20
23
24
22
23
23
24
22
22
23
23
20
20
19
19
19
20
19
20
Feels °C
22
23
21
21
19
21
24
24
22
23
21
21
20
23
23
23
18
19
17
17
17
18
17
18
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