Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Barra da Tijuca today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Barra da Tijuca at 10AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Barra da Tijuca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 82 | 79 | 74 | 103 | 100 | 100 | 102 | 64 | 97 | 97 | 85 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 122 | 46 | 59 | 56 | 84 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:17PM0.99m | 2:39AM0.97m | 3:41PM0.99m | 3:06AM1.01m | 4:04PM0.99m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:37AM0.01m | 9:00PM0.29m | 9:14AM-0.02m | 9:33PM0.27m | 9:51AM-0.03m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 25 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 |
| kJ | 82 | 79 | 74 | 103 | 100 | 100 | 102 | 64 | 97 | 97 | 85 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 122 | 28 | 45 | 44 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 13 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 15 | S 10 | S 14 | S 6 | S 9 |
| kJ | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 46 | 59 | 10 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | ESE 7 | S 15 | ESE 7 | S 14 | SE 7 | S 13 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 36 | 2 | 56 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | E 3 | — | SSE 6 | ESE 4 | SE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 5 | — | 28 | 12 | 34 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 104 | 104 | 150 | 63 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 63 | 63 |
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