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 2 pm Wednesday 17 Sep 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 21.8° 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 8PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Sep)	-	-
Afternoon (17 Sep)	3.5ft (1.1m)	13s
Evening (17 Sep)	3.5ft (1.0m)	12s

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

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	Wednesday 17				Thursday 18								Friday 19								Saturday 20
	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	6 AM	9 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	3	3	2	2	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	0	1	3	3	3	1	1
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE
Period(s) (?)	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	424	411	347	292	336	384	407	360	308	275	255	283	253	220	220	187	163	120	355	427	697	494	146	87
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	SW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	S	SSE	ESE	E	N	NNW	NNE	NE	ESE	E	E	ENE	NE	NNE	N	N
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	on	cross- on	cross	cross	glass	glass	off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)		1:16PM 0.92				12:28AM 0.76				1:40PM 0.95				12:58AM 0.88				2:00PM 0.98				1:26AM 0.97
Low Tide / height (m)				6:43PM 0.48				6:31AM 0.11				7:07PM 0.40				7:11AM 0.05				7:32PM 0.33				7:46AM 0.02

	Wednesday 17				Thursday 18								Friday 19								Saturday 20
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:45	-
Sunset	-	5:46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:47	-	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	22	22	21	20	21	20	20	22	22	22	21	20	20	20	20	23	27	27	26	25	24	23	24	27
Feels °C (?)	20	21	21	19	21	20	21	23	21	22	21	21	22	22	20	23	27	26	25	26	24	23	24	27

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Rio de Janeiro

Wind Update Continuing clean conditions at Barra da Tijuca (light winds from the W at Jacarepagua Airport 8 km from Barra da Tijuca). 1.2m 13s groundswell from the SE with a 1.0m 5s windswell from the SSW and a 0.7m 7s swell from the E. 3 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
2 hours 33 minutes ago Barra da Tijuca

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2 h 33 min ago

9 km/h

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