Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Barra da Tijuca today (10 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Barra da Tijuca at 4PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am November 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Barra da Tijuca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 302 | 259 | 287 | 305 | 168 | 133 | 138 | 199 | 168 | 106 | 103 | 101 | 322 | 236 | 239 | 284 | 164 | 164 | 234 | 181 | 225 | 215 | 343 | 269 | 239 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:19PM0.90m | 3:15AM0.99m | 2:42PM0.88m | 3:46AM0.94m | 3:08PM0.87m | 4:18AM0.88m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:52AM0.27m | 8:53PM0.03m | 9:25AM0.32m | 9:27PM0.05m | 9:59AM0.37m | 10:04PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | 6:13 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 302 | 259 | 287 | 305 | 168 | 133 | 138 | 199 | 168 | 106 | 103 | 101 | 233 | 156 | 156 | 160 | 164 | 164 | 147 | 143 | 178 | 173 | 160 | 142 | 111 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | S 18 | S 16 | ESE 6 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | SSE 11 | S 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 53 | 33 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 20 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 20 | E 9 | E 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 10 | S 16 | S 14 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 13 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 34 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | SE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | — | 35 | 78 | 55 | 53 | 40 | 76 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 17 | 33 | 322 | 236 | 239 | 284 | — | — | 234 | 181 | 225 | 215 | 343 | 269 | 239 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 143 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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