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Barra da Tijuca surf break

Barra da Tijuca surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 -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
27.0° C
 (Which is 1.4°C warmer than 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 11AM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)7ft (2.2m)9s
Afternoon (20 Jan)7ft (2.2m)9s
Evening (20 Jan)5ft (1.5m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SW
2.2
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.2
SSW
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
Period(s) (?)99999999999999999910101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)688802592796365357313313264264225225225194207207207212221267273231226142
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
S
10
S
10
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
W
10
W
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
W
0
NW
5
NE
10
N
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononononglassonononcross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglasscross-
off		offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:57AM
1.01
3:19PM
1.01
4:23AM
1.00
3:51PM
1.03
4:50AM
0.97
4:25PM
1.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:54AM
0.28
10:10PM
-0.05
10:29AM
0.28
10:50PM
-0.02
11:07AM
0.30
11:31PM
0.04
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
Sunrise5:24-------5:24-------5:24-------
Sunset----6:43-------6:43-------6:43---
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
32111------------1-1----
Temp. °C232323242423232322242424232322212121222121212120
Feels °C (?)222222232423232423242323232323222223242324232322
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