Barra da Tijuca surf break

Barra da Tijuca surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Tuesday 27 Jan 2026 -03
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
27.4° C
(Which is 1.8°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 6PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm January 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jan)--
Afternoon (27 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (27 Jan)3ft (0.9m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.9
ESE
1.4
E
0.8
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.6
ESE
0.8
ESE
1.4
E
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.3
E
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.5
ESE
Period(s) (?)999666666666666677777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2020214913437255561334414855422932869211414957616126
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
E
15
ESE
5
ENE
5
N
5
N
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
5
SSE
10
SE
10
E
5
NE
5
N
10
N
5
W
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassoffoffcrossoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:08AM
0.81
11:49AM
0.61
1:12AM
0.92
12:40PM
0.67
1:59AM
0.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:03PM
0.32
5:29AM
0.46
5:24PM
0.24
6:49AM
0.43
6:30PM
0.14
7:39AM
0.40
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sunrise------5:28-------5:30-------5:31-
Sunset--6:42-------6:42-------6:40-----
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--111-----13-----21-----
Temp. °C272725242423232629282625242323262928272625242424
Feels °C (?)292827262826252831292928272525293230303028272727
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