Barra da Tijuca Surf Break

Barra da Tijuca 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 23.02° S 43.32° W

Issued: 2 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Barra da Tijuca sea temperature is
23.1° C

1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Barra da Tijuca at 8AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (04 Jul)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (04 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
15
1.3
S
14
0.9
S
14
1.2
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
0.8
S
19
0.8
S
19
0.9
S
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
181
159
713
325
499
865
961
932
917
946
860
833
830
816
789
652
534
524
457
467
467
480
450
504
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
S
0
SW
0
ENE
5
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:25AM0.95m
5:31PM0.90m
5:06AM0.94m
6:11PM0.86m
5:53AM0.90m
6:58PM0.82m
Low Tide
11:35AM0.08m
11:58PM0.36m
12:23PM0.12m
00:48AM0.37m
1:17PM0.18m
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:20
5:21
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
20
21
21
21
20
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
20
21
21
21
20
Feels °C
22
22
22
23
22
21
20
19
19
19
19
21
21
20
20
20
20
21
21
21
21
21
20
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
12
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
SSE
11
Energy kJ
181
98
713
320
499
865
961
932
917
946
860
833
830
816
789
652
534
524
457
467
467
396
410
415
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
5
0.6
S
15
0.3
ESE
8
0.9
S
14
1
S
11
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
S
23
0.3
S
22
0.5
S
21
0.6
S
20
0.8
S
19
0.8
S
19
0.9
S
18
Energy kJ
9
159
14
325
242
15
15
15
15
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
43
82
231
290
480
450
504
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
9
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.1
S
24
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
Energy kJ
25
9
25
15
15
39
57
11
7
5
1
1
5
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
5
0.8
SW
5
0.3
ENE
8
0.6
E
3
Energy kJ
29
29
13
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
3
3
1
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
3
Distance (km)
104
19
5
0
131
150
150
104
104
139
104
104
16
150
150
16
0
0
0
0
12
24
14
0
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
8
8
8
8
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