Barra da Tijuca surf break

Barra da Tijuca surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Saturday 11 Apr 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
25.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Barra da Tijuca today?

The current surf forecast for Barra da Tijuca at 11AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)7ft (2.1m)13s
Afternoon (11 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Evening (11 Apr)6ft (1.8m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
1
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
0
0
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
S
2
S
1.9
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.8
SE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.5
S
1.1
SE
Period(s) (?)131313131314131313131212121212121111111111111910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)123713701247156116091487130811441011874727619609624560882483493431375164153186243
Wind
(km/h)
0
E
0
NNE
5
NNW
0
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
10
E
10
ENE
5
N
5
N
5
NE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglassononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:36PM
0.78
10:59AM
0.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:22AM
0.51
4:31PM
0.25
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise---6:03-------6:05-------6:05----
Sunset-----5:43-------5:42-------5:40--
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------11-------
Temp. °C222121222424232323212122252524232222212325252423
Feels °C (?)242323242424252424232324262524232224222425242423
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