Barra da Tijuca Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.02° S 43.32° W

Barra da Tijuca 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Barra da Tijuca sea temperature is
23.3°C
1.8° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Barra da Tijuca at 4PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (03 Sep)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (03 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.6
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
639
652
586
636
713
486
411
349
283
225
176
173
123
119
86
85
60
59
40
33
33
19
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NE
10
E
15
E
20
E
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
W
10
NNW
5
W
0
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
NNE
5
S
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
on
High Tide
5:55AM0.85m
5:35PM0.71m
7:17AM0.74m
6:12PM0.63m
11:59AM0.82m
7:30PM0.57m
Low Tide
1:21PM0.46m
1:26AM0.30m
3:01PM0.54m
3:04AM0.30m
5:02PM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:43
5:44
 mm
2
1
2
Temp °C
18
20
23
23
22
22
21
20
20
23
27
24
22
22
21
20
20
21
23
22
21
21
Feels °C
18
19
22
22
21
22
21
20
19
23
29
24
23
23
23
22
22
24
24
24
22
24
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