Barra da Tijuca Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.02° S 43.32° W

Barra da Tijuca 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Barra da Tijuca sea temperature is
23.4° 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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Barra da Tijuca at 1AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Afternoon (15 Aug)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (15 Aug)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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)
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.9
SSE
14
1.9
SSE
14
2
S
13
2
SSE
13
1.9
SSE
13
1.9
SSE
13
2
SSE
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.8
E
7
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1014
1243
1387
1387
1465
1319
1174
1175
1241
432
425
409
348
338
253
198
272
337
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
SSW
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
25
E
25
E
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:01PM0.95m
3:28AM1.06m
4:16PM0.91m
4:00AM1.04m
4:32PM0.88m
Low Tide
9:53PM0.29m
10:20AM0.03m
10:21PM0.27m
10:51AM0.12m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
21
21
21
21
23
20
21
20
20
19
19
20
23
24
22
20
Feels °C
22
22
22
22
22
23
25
19
21
19
20
19
18
19
22
22
20
19
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