Barra da Tijuca Surf Break

Barra da Tijuca 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 23.02° S 43.32° W

Issued: 2 am 12 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Barra da Tijuca sea temperature is
22.7° 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 (12 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Barra da Tijuca at 8AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jun)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (12 Jun)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (12 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
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
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
11
0.5
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
10
0.8
SSW
11
1.1
S
10
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
58
65
63
58
55
50
35
38
41
83
81
79
51
51
52
54
60
150
250
411
350
332
254
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
E
15
ENE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
NNW
5
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ESE
5
NE
0
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
1:07PM0.99m
1:06AM0.80m
2:00PM1.04m
1:35AM0.79m
2:50PM1.06m
Low Tide
6:25AM0.17m
7:13PM0.23m
7:13AM0.09m
8:07PM0.26m
8:00AM0.02m
8:56PM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
2
3
Temp °C
20
19
19
21
25
26
24
25
23
23
23
24
23
22
21
21
20
20
20
20
23
23
21
21
Feels °C
21
20
20
21
25
26
24
26
24
24
25
26
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
24
24
23
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
8
0.5
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.5
S
5
0.6
S
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
11
1.1
S
10
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
10
Energy kJ
31
58
65
63
58
55
50
35
38
41
83
81
79
51
51
14
23
28
150
250
411
350
332
254
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.3
SSW
7
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.5
S
5
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
27
18
18
16
15
9
7
6
5
5
15
16
14
14
12
52
54
60
63
59
57
43
30
29
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
11
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.3
SSW
6
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
SE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
6
0.6
SE
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
ESE
3
Energy kJ
30
19
19
19
18
18
8
17
16
15
3
1
1
6
14
23
22
46
23
77
2
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
5
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
5
Energy kJ
2
7
9
5
5
2
13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
12
14
0
0
0
0
0
131
131
104
16
0
0
0
0
0
63
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
8
9
6
4
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
9
9
8
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