Barra da Tijuca surf break

Barra da Tijuca surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Sunday 19 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
24.2° C
(Which is 1.2°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 8PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)--
Afternoon (19 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (19 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.6
SSE
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)99999988999911881010101099999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)838390706810694888618099968082841071071091057878757547
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
W
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffoffglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:54PM
1.05
3:27AM
0.84
4:36PM
0.96
3:49AM
0.81
5:25PM
0.85
4:16AM
0.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:48AM
0.05
10:35PM
0.31
10:26AM
0.06
11:20PM
0.44
11:12AM
0.11
12:14AM
0.55
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise-------6:07-------6:07-------6:09
Sunset-5:36-------5:35-------5:35------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C252524232221212324242323232121222424232321202022
Feels °C (?)252627252423232423232424242222232424242522212124
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