Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Barra da Tijuca today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Barra da Tijuca at 3AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Barra da Tijuca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 126 | 123 | 129 | 126 | 88 | 73 | 184 | 163 | 513 | 625 | 784 | 746 | 702 | 556 | 536 | 536 | 536 | 451 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:56PM0.73m | 10:18AM0.69m | 5:53PM0.67m | 11:17AM0.76m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:12AM0.31m | 2:22PM0.57m | 2:47AM0.32m | 3:54PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 126 | 123 | 129 | 126 | 88 | 67 | 184 | 163 | 513 | 625 | 784 | 746 | 702 | 556 | 536 | 536 | 536 | 451 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 21 | 24 | 55 | 57 | 44 | 68 | 64 | 110 | 110 | 85 | 83 | 67 | 51 | 51 | 39 | 27 | 26 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SSW 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 9 | 21 | 18 | 31 | 73 | 32 | 47 | 33 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 104 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 104 | 104 | 14 | 0 |
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