Barra da Tijuca Surf Break

Barra da Tijuca 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 23.02° S 43.32° W

Issued: 2 am 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Barra da Tijuca sea temperature is
22.5° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Barra da Tijuca at 9AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (02 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (02 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
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)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
10
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
S
9
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.3
S
19
0.3
S
18
0.4
S
18
0.5
S
17
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.7
S
15
1
S
15
0.8
S
14
1
S
10
1.4
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.6
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
33
41
33
55
50
48
46
44
41
28
64
57
98
147
183
181
216
422
264
192
683
749
826
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
NNW
0
SSW
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
NNE
5
N
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
S
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:15AM0.93m
4:26PM0.93m
3:49AM0.95m
4:57PM0.92m
4:25AM0.95m
5:31PM0.90m
Low Tide
10:09AM0.03m
10:32PM0.33m
10:51AM0.05m
11:13PM0.34m
11:35AM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
5:20
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
24
23
23
26
25
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
Feels °C
26
25
23
23
27
25
25
24
24
23
23
24
21
21
21
21
20
21
22
22
21
20
20
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
17
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.7
S
15
1
S
15
0.8
SSW
10
1
S
10
1.4
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.6
S
13
Energy kJ
35
33
31
33
55
50
48
46
44
41
28
44
48
44
147
183
181
216
422
131
192
683
749
826
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
S
18
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
9
0.4
S
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.8
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
Energy kJ
35
25
41
26
35
25
25
25
22
22
22
24
28
98
43
27
65
25
14
264
180
15
15
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSE
11
0.2
S
17
0.3
S
11
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.3
S
19
0.3
S
18
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SW
4
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
Energy kJ
16
23
24
23
21
22
23
22
21
20
18
64
57
24
23
22
22
5
15
15
26
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
4
0.8
WSW
5
0.5
SW
5
0.6
SW
4
0.6
WSW
4
Energy kJ
2
4
31
10
16
13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
3
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
63
26
0
0
0
0
0
119
131
131
131
5
5
104
22
150
150
150
139
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
3
3
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
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3
3
3
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
6
6
7
7
8
9
9
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
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