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Barra da Tijuca surf break

Barra da Tijuca surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Wednesday 11 Feb 2026 -03
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
27.8° C
 (Which is 1.9°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 7PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm February 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Feb)--
Afternoon (11 Feb)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (11 Feb)3ft (0.9m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
1.3
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
0.4
S
0.9
E
0.3
S
0.6
E
1
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
0.3
S
Period(s) (?)13131212121211121211127776116116666614
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2772682482402331811211291275510315320517911238592126731121379836
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
5
ENE
10
NE
5
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
5
NE
15
ESE
10
E
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		glasscross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		offoffoffoffglasscross-
on		crosscross-
off		glassoffoffglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:38AM
0.77
12:09PM
0.64
1:18AM
0.86
12:52PM
0.73
1:51AM
0.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:16PM
0.34
5:43AM
0.51
5:38PM
0.27
6:43AM
0.44
6:36PM
0.17
7:21AM
0.37
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunrise------5:39-------5:39-------5:39-
Sunset--6:35-------6:34-------6:34-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C282828272625252629302828262525273130282727262528
Feels °C (?)313231302927272832323132292828293432313031292831
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