Barra da Tijuca Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.02° S 43.32° W

Barra da Tijuca 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 03 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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Barra da Tijuca at 12PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (03 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (03 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
6
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.9
E
7
1
E
7
1.1
E
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.6
S
12
1.4
E
6
0.7
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
1.2
E
8
0.7
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
38
28
37
35
81
104
123
45
44
55
55
83
107
163
143
180
180
166
154
164
116
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
NNE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
E
10
ESE
15
E
5
NE
10
N
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
NE
15
E
15
E
10
NNE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:45AM1.01m
5:24PM0.89m
5:27AM0.95m
5:57PM0.82m
6:18AM0.87m
6:36PM0.73m
Low Tide
11:51AM0.13m
00:06AM0.29m
12:41PM0.23m
00:57AM0.32m
1:45PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:31
5:32
 mm
Temp °C
20
21
23
22
21
21
21
20
19
21
26
26
24
24
24
23
23
24
29
28
25
27
Feels °C
21
22
23
22
22
23
23
21
19
20
25
25
24
25
24
22
22
23
29
27
25
27
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