Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Barra da Tijuca today (10 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Barra da Tijuca at 9PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Barra da Tijuca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri night, min 19°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 239 | 309 | 335 | 263 | 605 | 553 | 517 | 489 | 361 | 342 | 268 | 193 | 184 | 136 | 98 | 97 | 92 | 58 | 57 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:44PM1.01m | 2:10AM1.06m | 3:00PM0.99m | 2:40AM1.10m | 3:14PM0.96m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:24PM0.27m | 8:44AM-0.04m | 8:51PM0.22m | 9:16AM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  |  |  | | |  | | |  | | | |  | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | 2 | — | 2 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 5 |
| kJ | 239 | 309 | 335 | 263 | 605 | 553 | 517 | 489 | 361 | 342 | 268 | 193 | 184 | 136 | 98 | 97 | 92 | 58 | 57 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 16 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 11 |
| kJ | 40 | 29 | 30 | 193 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 44 | 37 | 26 | 33 | 13 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | N 3 | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | 116 | 119 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 23 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 63 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 131 | 131 | 222 | 104 |
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