Barra da Tijuca Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.02° S 43.32° W

Barra da Tijuca 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Barra da Tijuca sea temperature is
22.8°C
1.3° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Barra da Tijuca at 7PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)--
Afternoon (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (09 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 67mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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)
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
S
13
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
15
1.1
S
15
1
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.8
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
98
96
92
68
125
121
251
239
239
314
335
268
605
553
517
405
357
342
268
193
Wind (km/h)
10
S
5
SE
5
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
N
10
NNW
5
W
5
E
5
ENE
10
W
10
W
10
N
15
NNE
5
NNE
5
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:24PM1.03m
1:42AM1.00m
2:44PM1.01m
2:10AM1.06m
3:00PM0.99m
Low Tide
7:57PM0.32m
8:10AM-0.05m
8:24PM0.27m
8:44AM-0.04m
8:51PM0.22m
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
rain showers
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
3
7
2
1
1
1
3
15
13
10
8
1
Temp °C
23
20
20
20
21
21
22
23
23
22
22
21
21
21
21
23
26
28
26
27
Feels °C
25
22
22
21
22
24
24
25
27
25
25
23
23
23
22
26
29
29
28
30
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