Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Barra da Tijuca today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Barra da Tijuca at 7AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Barra da Tijuca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 34°C on Wed morning, min 21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | S 10 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 142 | 121 | 121 | 108 | 65 | 67 | 91 | 302 | 269 | 108 | 84 | 86 | 72 | 63 | 62 | 57 | 59 | 40 | 63 | 57 | 55 | 54 | 38 | 51 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross |
High Tide | 3:35AM1.09m | 3:37PM0.90m | 4:12AM1.02m | 3:59PM0.84m | 4:55AM0.92m | 4:24PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:21AM0.17m | 10:20PM0.11m | 11:04AM0.30m | 10:59PM0.15m | 11:57AM0.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 29 | 34 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 36 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 9 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 5 |
| kJ | 56 | 60 | 62 | 54 | 54 | 42 | 91 | 120 | 117 | 108 | 84 | 86 | 72 | 57 | 48 | 31 | 59 | 40 | 63 | 57 | 55 | 54 | 38 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 4 | ESE 7 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 72 | 69 | 47 | 68 | 65 | 41 | 59 | 39 | 13 | 13 | 44 | 44 | 41 | 63 | 62 | 57 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 11 | S 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | ESE 7 | S 10 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | — | 28 | 27 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 23 | 29 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | — | ESE 6 | — | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | WSW 2 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | SSW 4 | S 5 | — |
| kJ | 142 | 121 | 121 | 108 | — | 67 | — | 302 | 269 | — | — | — | — | 42 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | — | 7 | 13 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 104 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 104 | 19 | 131 | 150 | 131 | 19 |
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