Barra da Tijuca Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.02° S 43.32° W

Barra da Tijuca 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Barra da Tijuca sea temperature is
24.0°C
2.0° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Barra da Tijuca at 6PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)--
Afternoon (08 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (08 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 21°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
1
2
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
190
197
197
176
151
151
168
168
129
98
100
100
71
86
86
94
37
63
34
35
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
S
10
S
0
SSE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
5
E
5
N
0
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
off
High Tide
1:45PM0.97m
1:23AM1.02m
2:01PM0.97m
1:53AM1.07m
2:15PM0.96m
Low Tide
7:22PM0.26m
7:42AM0.04m
7:50PM0.19m
8:15AM0.07m
8:18PM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
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Temp °C
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
25
26
26
24
24
25
24
22
25
24
23
23
22
Feels °C
22
23
22
24
23
23
23
28
28
28
27
28
29
28
24
28
24
24
25
24
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