Barra da Tijuca Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.02° S 43.32° W

Barra da Tijuca 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Barra da Tijuca sea temperature is
22.9° C
1.0° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Barra da Tijuca at 4PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (08 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (08 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
8
1.7
SSW
8
1
SE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SE
11
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
9
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.6
SSE
14
0.7
SE
14
0.8
SE
14
0.9
SE
14
0.9
SSE
13
1
SE
13
1
SE
13
1.1
SE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
263
327
204
182
189
157
160
134
158
161
101
235
231
181
164
125
134
203
234
272
313
347
331
376
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
W
0
W
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
SE
5
S
5
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
8:11AM0.80m
9:24PM0.71m
10:38AM0.81m
11:10PM0.70m
12:19PM0.89m
00:12AM0.70m
Low Tide
3:32PM0.30m
3:57AM0.33m
4:50PM0.33m
5:04AM0.26m
6:07PM0.34m
part cloud
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
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
20
19
19
18
18
17
17
17
19
20
19
19
17
17
17
19
24
24
21
20
20
20
Feels °C
18
18
19
18
19
18
18
18
17
18
20
20
18
18
16
17
17
19
25
24
22
21
20
19
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