Barra da Tijuca Surf Forecast

/ Rio de Janeiro (47 surf breaks) /

Brazil (447 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (23.02° S 43.32° W)

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Barra da Tijuca surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Wednesday 20 Aug 2025 -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 21.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Barra da Tijuca today?

The current surf forecast for Barra da Tijuca at 1PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Aug)	5ft (1.5m)	6s
Afternoon (20 Aug)	2ft (0.6m)	10s
Evening (20 Aug)	6.5ft (2.0m)	7s

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

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	Wednesday 20						Thursday 21								Friday 22								Sat 23
	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	0	0	3	3	2	2	2	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	3	2	3
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	S	E	E	S	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	E	E	E	E
Period(s) (?)	11	6	6	10	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	246	340	272	128	266	564	561	426	326	288	249	122	228	385	113	84	85	243	210	76	382	521	452	633
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	ENE	E	E	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	ESE	ESE	ESE	WSW	WNW	NNE	ENE	NE	E	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	NE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)				2:04PM 0.97				1:12AM 0.81				2:31PM 0.99				1:41AM 0.91				2:54PM 1.00				2:10AM 0.99
Low Tide / height (m)		6:43AM 0.11				7:36PM 0.42				7:30AM 0.03				8:05PM 0.38				8:10AM -0.02				8:32PM 0.33

	Wednesday 20						Thursday 21								Friday 22								Sat 23
Sunrise	-	6:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:13	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	5:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:38	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:38	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	18	20	26	25	23	25	22	22	22	24	29	28	24	22	21	21	21	24	27	27	25	24	22	22
Feels °C (?)	17	18	25	23	22	24	21	21	21	22	28	27	25	23	22	23	22	24	26	26	23	22	21	21

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Rio de Janeiro

Wind Update Cross-off wind 11 km from Recreio has swung offshore (light winds from the NNE at Jacarepagua Airport). 1.5m 6s windswell from the E with a 0.8m 10s swell from the SSE. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
1 hour 41 minutes ago Recreio

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1 h 41 min ago

13 km/h

NNE

Offshore

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