Barra da Tijuca Surf Forecast

/ Rio de Janeiro (47 surf breaks) /

Brazil (447 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (23.02° S 43.32° W)

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Barra da Tijuca surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Tuesday 21 Oct 2025 -03

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Barra da Tijuca surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Barra da Tijuca sea temperature is 23.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Barra da Tijuca today?

The current surf forecast for Barra da Tijuca at 4PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Oct)	-	-
Afternoon (21 Oct)	6ft (1.8m)	10s
Evening (21 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	9s

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

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	Tuesday 21				Wednesday 22								Thursday 23								Friday 24
	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	1	3	3	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	E	E	SE
Period(s) (?)	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	416	600	434	370	292	292	286	300	404	342	465	313	273	222	222	196	196	250	162	299	327	411	305	224
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	ENE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		2:11PM 0.95				2:31AM 1.05				2:28PM 0.93				2:58AM 1.03				2:45PM 0.91					3:26AM 1.00
Low Tide / height (m)				8:19PM 0.09				8:45AM 0.17				8:47PM 0.06					9:15AM 0.22				9:16PM 0.06

	Tuesday 21				Wednesday 22								Thursday 23								Friday 24
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:13	-
Sunset	-	-	6:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:00	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	19	20	20	20	19	17	16	19	20	20	20	19	18	17	17	20	22	21	20	20	19	18	17	21
Feels °C (?)	16	16	16	17	17	16	15	18	17	16	17	16	16	16	16	18	19	17	17	18	18	18	17	21

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Rio de Janeiro

Wind Update Onshore wind has changed to cross-on at Praia da Macumba (light winds from the SSE at Jacarepagua Airport 13 km from Praia da Macumba). A 1.7m swell from the SSE
1 hour 49 minutes ago Praia da Macumba

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1 h 49 min ago

13 km/h

SSE

Cross-On

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