Barra da Tijuca Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.02° S 43.32° W

Barra da Tijuca 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Barra da Tijuca sea temperature is
23.1°C
1.6° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Barra da Tijuca at 5PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (04 Sep)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (04 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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)
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.6
S
10
2.2
S
8
2
S
8
2.2
S
8
1.6
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
283
221
176
173
123
119
86
85
60
59
40
33
33
20
20
35
123
68
573
466
558
279
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
10
SSW
15
S
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
W
10
S
5
SSW
10
NE
15
SSW
5
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
S
Wind State
off
off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
on
glassy
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:17AM0.74m
6:12PM0.63m
11:59AM0.82m
7:30PM0.57m
11:24PM0.57m
12:50PM0.92m
Low Tide
3:01PM0.54m
3:04AM0.30m
5:02PM0.54m
9:34PM0.56m
4:41AM0.24m
6:18PM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:00
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
5:44
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
5
2
Temp °C
20
24
27
25
23
22
21
20
20
22
23
22
22
21
21
21
21
19
19
18
17
18
Feels °C
20
24
27
25
25
23
22
21
22
24
24
25
24
22
23
22
22
17
18
15
15
16
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