Barra da Tijuca surf break

Barra da Tijuca surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Wednesday 18 Feb 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
28.4° C
(Which is 2.4°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: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am February 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (18 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (18 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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

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Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sat
21
6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.4
SSE
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
SSE
Period(s) (?)1010101010101099991212131113121012129999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)504831303030161515151525513562123525110413964108106108
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
5
W
10
S
15
S
5
S
0
NE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
W
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
SW
10
S
15
S
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassonononglassglassglassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
glassglassglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:07PM
1.09
3:57AM
1.03
3:37PM
1.11
4:18AM
0.98
4:09PM
1.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:31AM
0.21
9:51PM
-0.08
10:04AM
0.20
10:28PM
-0.03
10:37AM
0.20
11:07PM
0.07
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sat
21
Sunrise5:43-------5:43-------5:43-------
Sunset----6:30-------6:30-------6:29---
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----1---1---21----1111-
Temp. °C262830292827262525272828272625242426272626252524
Feels °C (?)293132323232312929302929303029282830302829282828
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