Barra da Tijuca Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.02° S 43.32° W

Barra da Tijuca 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Barra da Tijuca sea temperature is
25.0°C
2.6° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Barra da Tijuca at 6AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (22 Oct)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (22 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
225
212
212
212
208
180
180
136
242
237
217
210
167
164
158
116
111
111
85
83
72
68
47
47
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
N
10
E
5
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
High Tide
12:54PM0.97m
00:38AM0.96m
1:20PM1.00m
1:11AM1.03m
1:44PM1.00m
Low Tide
5:58AM0.11m
6:24PM0.27m
6:42AM0.05m
7:01PM0.19m
7:24AM0.02m
7:37PM0.12m
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Temp °C
20
20
20
20
20
21
21
21
20
20
20
22
24
23
23
23
23
22
22
26
28
26
23
22
Feels °C
20
20
21
21
20
21
21
22
21
22
21
24
26
26
25
26
25
24
24
28
30
27
25
24
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