Barra da Tijuca Surf Break

Barra da Tijuca 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 23.02° S 43.32° W

Issued: 2 pm 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Barra da Tijuca sea temperature is
22.8° 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 (18 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Barra da Tijuca at 7PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)--
Afternoon (18 Jun)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (18 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
1
2
1
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.8
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.5
S
13
1.6
SSE
13
1.5
SSE
13
1.4
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
808
890
956
1048
1083
1052
1036
1138
1155
1208
1081
796
823
713
604
482
393
328
269
242
125
121
86
85
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
10
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
S
10
WSW
5
NW
5
WNW
25
WSW
5
SW
5
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
5:50PM0.85m
4:22AM0.89m
6:30PM0.78m
5:08AM0.87m
7:11PM0.73m
6:02AM0.83m
Low Tide
11:10AM0.03m
11:37PM0.51m
12:00PM0.10m
00:18AM0.51m
12:51PM0.18m
1:06AM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
21
20
20
20
18
17
17
17
21
23
22
21
19
19
18
20
25
24
21
20
20
21
20
20
Feels °C
19
18
19
19
17
16
16
16
20
22
21
20
18
18
17
19
25
23
22
22
22
20
21
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.8
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.5
S
13
1.6
SSE
13
1.5
SSE
13
1.4
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
SSW
6
Energy kJ
808
890
956
1048
1083
1052
1036
1138
1155
1208
1081
796
823
713
604
482
393
328
269
242
125
121
86
24
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.4
E
9
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.6
SSW
5
0.6
S
11
Energy kJ
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
27
19
19
9
21
8
8
8
8
9
10
10
10
15
18
17
85
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.5
E
9
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
Energy kJ
15
18
9
17
16
17
43
18
19
20
19
14
9
18
26
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
0.9
E
7
0.3
WSW
2
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
SW
5
Energy kJ
31
56
66
83
77
1
4
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
Distance (km)
104
143
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
63
63
0
0
131
14
0
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
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Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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3
3
2
2
2
3
2
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Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
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