Barra da Tijuca surf break

Barra da Tijuca surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Saturday 17 Jan 2026 -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
27.1° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Barra da Tijuca today?

The current surf forecast for Barra da Tijuca at 9AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (17 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (17 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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

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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.3
E
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.8
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.4
E
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
1
E
0.7
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
Period(s) (?)767777677777777777888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2191871455048549826327118475544246106486262505254424445
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
5
ENE
10
NNE
5
NE
10
SE
15
E
15
NNE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
WNW
10
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:57PM
0.86
3:03AM
1.00
2:24PM
0.92
3:30AM
1.01
2:51PM
0.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:11AM
0.33
8:14PM
0.02
8:45AM
0.30
8:53PM
-0.02
9:19AM
0.28
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise--5:22-------5:22-------5:22-----
Sunset------6:44-------6:44-------6:44-
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
----------------------24
Temp. °C262524282927272525252526262526242423232830262523
Feels °C (?)282826303028282627272728282627252524242932272725
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