Barra da Tijuca surf break

Barra da Tijuca surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Saturday 18 Apr 2026 -03
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Barra da Tijuca surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Barra da Tijuca sea temperature is
24.1° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Barra da Tijuca today?

The current surf forecast for Barra da Tijuca at 4AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (19 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (19 Apr)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
Period(s) (?)101010999999999889999988101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16414511710610610683837053526594888618410199947686808874
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
5
N
5
W
5
W
10
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
W
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
15
S
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglasscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offglassonon
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:15PM
1.11
3:07AM
0.88
3:54PM
1.05
3:27AM
0.84
4:36PM
0.96
3:49AM
0.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:53PM
0.18
9:48AM
0.05
10:35PM
0.31
10:26AM
0.06
11:20PM
0.44
11:12AM
0.11
Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise-----6:07-------6:07-------6:07--
Sunset-------5:36-------5:35-------5:35
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C252524232225252524232222212324242322222120232423
Feels °C (?)272826252326252626252424232423242423242321252423
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