Barra da Tijuca surf break

Barra da Tijuca surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Tuesday 27 Jan 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
27.4° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Barra da Tijuca today?

The current surf forecast for Barra da Tijuca at 12AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm January 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (28 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (28 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SE
0.9
ESE
1.3
E
0.8
ESE
1
E
0.5
ESE
0.8
E
0.8
ESE
0.6
ESE
1.3
E
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.7
ESE
1
E
0.7
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)966666686666666777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)21491113661174990281285241293132389241545936272420
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
15
ENE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
N
5
S
10
SSE
10
E
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
WSW
10
WSW
0
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassoffoffglassononcrossglassoffcross-
off
offglasscross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:08AM
0.81
11:49AM
0.61
1:12AM
0.92
12:40PM
0.67
1:59AM
0.99
1:15PM
0.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:03PM
0.32
5:29AM
0.46
5:24PM
0.24
6:49AM
0.43
6:30PM
0.14
7:39AM
0.40
Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sunrise----5:28-------5:30-------5:31---
Sunset6:42-------6:42-------6:40-------
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-11----113-----1-------1
Temp. °C252424232326282726242424232628272626252424262524
Feels °C (?)272628262528292829272827252930292929282727302828
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