Barra da Tijuca Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.02° S 43.32° W

Barra da Tijuca 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Barra da Tijuca sea temperature is
23.1°C
1.6° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Barra da Tijuca at 4PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (01 Sep)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
1
0
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
1.2
WSW
6
0.8
SW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
7
1.4
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
66
69
84
62
45
44
87
46
60
58
220
386
524
512
461
489
505
525
460
505
407
356
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
20
W
20
W
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
20
E
20
E
10
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:25AM1.03m
4:39PM0.87m
5:05AM0.95m
5:06PM0.80m
5:55AM0.85m
5:35PM0.71m
Low Tide
11:23AM0.19m
11:27PM0.21m
12:13PM0.33m
00:15AM0.26m
1:21PM0.46m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:43
 mm
1
15
5
5
2
1
Temp °C
23
21
22
22
21
20
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
17
17
18
21
23
22
21
Feels °C
24
22
23
25
23
18
17
18
18
18
18
18
19
20
19
17
17
17
19
21
21
21
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