Barra da Tijuca Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.02° S 43.32° W

Barra da Tijuca 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Barra da Tijuca sea temperature is
22.5° C
0.7° 

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 3PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

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 26°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.7
SE
12
1.8
SSW
7
2.1
SSW
8
2.1
SSW
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.4
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.7
S
11
1.6
S
10
1.6
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
394
388
382
326
321
370
297
292
292
216
209
222
218
147
302
588
631
351
313
356
510
682
573
530
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
WNW
5
ENE
10
E
15
E
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
5
WNW
10
W
5
W
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:23PM0.97m
00:55AM0.73m
2:15PM1.04m
1:30AM0.77m
3:01PM1.06m
2:01AM0.83m
Low Tide
6:06AM0.17m
7:12PM0.34m
7:03AM0.08m
8:05PM0.35m
7:54AM-0.00m
8:48PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
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
5:23
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
20
23
25
21
22
22
23
22
23
26
22
20
20
19
19
19
20
19
20
20
19
19
19
Feels °C
19
22
24
25
21
22
21
20
21
21
26
21
19
19
17
17
17
18
17
18
18
17
17
18
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