Barra da Tijuca Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.02° S 43.32° W

Barra da Tijuca 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Barra da Tijuca sea temperature is
22.7° C
1.2° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Barra da Tijuca at 4PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (31 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (31 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
1.3
ESE
6
1.6
E
6
1.4
E
6
0.5
S
10
0.7
ESE
6
1
E
7
1
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.3
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
71
69
69
68
63
59
56
84
82
76
72
100
134
121
112
130
213
156
54
34
88
94
139
159
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
E
15
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
E
20
E
20
E
15
NE
10
NE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
5
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
NE
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:06AM1.01m
4:04PM0.99m
3:36AM1.04m
4:28PM0.97m
4:08AM1.04m
4:54PM0.94m
Low Tide
9:51AM-0.03m
10:07PM0.26m
10:29AM-0.00m
10:43PM0.26m
11:08AM0.05m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
21
22
23
23
21
20
19
18
17
19
22
23
22
21
20
19
19
21
26
26
24
24
Feels °C
22
22
22
23
23
22
19
18
18
17
17
19
21
21
20
21
19
18
18
20
26
24
24
24
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