Barra da Tijuca Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.02° S 43.32° W

Barra da Tijuca 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Barra da Tijuca sea temperature is
24.0°C
2.1° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Barra da Tijuca at 6PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)--
Afternoon (05 Oct)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (05 Oct)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
119
86
85
82
121
112
108
104
104
123
85
149
171
154
149
114
112
106
100
71
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
ENE
5
E
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
SE
0
S
5
NW
5
NNE
5
E
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
12:33PM0.91m
11:47PM0.72m
1:03PM0.95m
00:21AM0.84m
1:26PM0.97m
Low Tide
5:49PM0.51m
5:38AM0.15m
6:23PM0.43m
6:27AM0.08m
6:53PM0.35m
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
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4
2
5
2
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1
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3
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2
9
1
Temp °C
23
23
22
21
20
20
21
21
22
22
22
21
21
21
22
22
23
23
22
22
Feels °C
23
24
24
23
22
23
24
24
24
24
25
24
24
25
26
26
26
25
24
24
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