Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Barra da Tijuca today (20 Aug):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Barra da Tijuca at 11PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Barra da Tijuca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 60 | 131 | 70 | 59 | 55 | 42 | 32 | 34 | 22 | 68 | 158 | 183 | 218 | 208 | 417 | 599 | 517 | 426 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:59PM0.70m | 11:20AM0.68m | 6:41PM0.63m | 12:23PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:15AM0.34m | 3:27PM0.57m | 3:52AM0.33m | 5:22PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 28 | 36 | 70 | 59 | 55 | 42 | 32 | 34 | 22 | 53 | 96 | 100 | 127 | 208 | 417 | 599 | 517 | 426 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | SE 11 | S 17 | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 6 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | E 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | W 6 | — | SW 3 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 60 | 131 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 18 | 68 | 158 | 183 | 218 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 63 | 245 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 687 | 677 | 181 | 181 | 174 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 143 | 84 |
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