Barra da Tijuca surf break

Barra da Tijuca surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Tuesday 14 Apr 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
24.5° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Barra da Tijuca today?

The current surf forecast for Barra da Tijuca at 9PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)--
Afternoon (14 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (14 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.5
S
0.9
SE
0.9
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)1414131313128888888813881377771212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20619212884119107787893908873717192899896968382817977
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
10
SSE
5
SE
0
NE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
glassglassoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
ononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise-------6:05-------6:05-------6:07
Sunset-5:40-------5:39-------5:38------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242423232221202324242323222120232525232322222124
Feels °C (?)252424262423212525242526252321252626252524242326
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