Barra da Tijuca Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.02° S 43.32° W

Barra da Tijuca 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Barra da Tijuca sea temperature is
22.6° C
1.1° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Barra da Tijuca at 10AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (01 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (01 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
1
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
11
1.3
ESE
6
1.7
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.3
E
6
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
10
1
E
7
1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.3
E
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.4
SE
12
1
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
82
109
72
100
174
121
112
218
175
130
54
32
85
89
114
159
73
73
53
40
38
40
35
103
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
E
20
E
20
E
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
ESE
15
E
5
NNE
5
N
5
N
5
WNW
5
NW
10
S
10
S
5
ESE
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross
glassy
High Tide
3:36AM1.04m
4:28PM0.97m
4:08AM1.04m
4:54PM0.94m
4:45AM1.01m
5:24PM0.89m
Low Tide
10:29AM-0.00m
10:43PM0.26m
11:08AM0.05m
11:22PM0.27m
11:51AM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
5:31
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
17
19
22
23
22
21
20
19
19
21
26
26
24
24
24
22
21
22
24
23
22
21
Feels °C
19
19
17
19
21
21
20
21
19
18
18
20
25
24
23
25
24
22
20
22
24
23
23
22
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