Barra da Tijuca Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.02° S 43.32° W

Barra da Tijuca 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Barra da Tijuca sea temperature is
22.6° 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 (19 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Barra da Tijuca at 10PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)--
Afternoon (19 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.9
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.5
E
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
8
0.5
SW
10
0.5
ESE
8
0.9
SW
6
1.2
SW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
34
63
63
29
29
28
28
28
29
76
134
217
76
78
58
47
36
52
116
Wind (km/h)
0
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
W
5
NW
5
NNE
0
ENE
10
S
10
SE
10
E
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:31PM0.76m
6:43AM0.71m
5:59PM0.70m
11:20AM0.68m
6:41PM0.63m
Low Tide
12:36PM0.44m
00:56AM0.31m
1:41PM0.53m
2:15AM0.34m
3:27PM0.57m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:38
 mm
Temp °C
30
28
25
25
23
22
22
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
27
24
21
21
20
Feels °C
30
27
25
26
24
23
22
25
24
25
24
25
24
21
21
25
22
19
19
18
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