Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Barra da Tijuca today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Barra da Tijuca at 8AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Barra da Tijuca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | 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 9 | SSW 11 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 54 | 50 | 48 | 68 | 72 | 128 | 140 | 151 | 151 | 129 | 162 | 178 | 132 | 132 | 129 | 129 | 132 | 112 | 109 | 141 | 127 | 103 | 187 | 336 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 5:00AM0.81m | 4:19PM0.79m | 5:47AM0.72m | 4:56PM0.73m | 10:18AM0.69m | 5:53PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:55PM0.17m | 11:30AM0.49m | 11:50PM0.25m | 12:42PM0.55m | 1:12AM0.31m | 2:22PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | 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 | S 8 | SSW 11 | S 12 |
| kJ | 54 | 50 | 48 | 68 | 72 | 128 | 140 | 151 | 151 | 129 | 162 | 178 | 132 | 132 | 129 | 129 | 132 | 112 | 109 | 141 | 127 | 92 | 187 | 336 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | E 7 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | SSE 11 | — | — | S 16 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 12 | — | — | 5 | 23 | 19 | 30 | 38 | 75 | 68 | 72 | 94 | 103 | 141 | 101 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 11 | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | — | SW 3 | S 4 | — | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 13 | — | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 14 | 84 | 0 | 131 | 131 | 131 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 104 |
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