Barra da Tijuca Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.02° S 43.32° W

Barra da Tijuca 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Barra da Tijuca sea temperature is
24.8°C
2.0° 

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 (05 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Barra da Tijuca at 11AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (05 Nov)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (05 Nov)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 21°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night).

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sun
8
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.9
E
4
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
10
10
8
10
9
9
12
31
41
41
41
41
54
53
53
52
49
36
38
33
28
28
26
18
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
N
25
WSW
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
5
SE
0
E
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
10
S
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
SW
20
W
5
NNE
10
WSW
30
SW
Wind State
off
off
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
High Tide
12:44PM0.88m
00:31AM0.93m
1:01PM0.89m
1:06AM0.99m
1:18PM0.90m
1:40AM1.02m
Low Tide
5:55AM0.18m
6:13PM0.32m
6:37AM0.17m
6:46PM0.22m
7:13AM0.18m
7:19PM0.14m
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Temp °C
23
28
25
24
25
25
24
23
23
24
23
22
22
22
22
21
21
25
30
31
23
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
25
31
24
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
25
23
23
24
24
23
22
27
32
33
24
24
27
25
22
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