Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Barra da Tijuca today (06 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Barra da Tijuca at 6PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Barra da Tijuca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 357 | 434 | 329 | 279 | 454 | 593 | 834 | 917 | 828 | 627 | 450 | 394 | 432 | 525 | 530 | 308 | 274 | 279 | 274 | 214 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:50PM0.92m | 00:12AM0.67m | 1:28PM0.99m | 00:45AM0.79m | 1:59PM1.02m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:18PM0.49m | 5:54AM0.14m | 6:57PM0.43m | 6:48AM0.04m | 7:28PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 246 | 239 | 198 | 134 | 314 | 593 | 834 | 917 | 828 | 627 | 450 | 394 | 432 | 525 | 530 | 308 | 274 | 279 | 274 | 88 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | S 19 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 6 | S 18 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 10 |
| kJ | 48 | 15 | 28 | 41 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 7 | — | 7 | 3 | 7 | 64 | 6 | 99 | 119 | 102 | 102 | 214 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | S 19 | — | E 8 | ESE 8 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 7 | 16 | 30 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | 13 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 86 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 357 | 434 | 329 | 279 | 454 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 176 | 176 | 113 | 192 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 181 | 1966 | 181 | 150 | 181 | 104 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 0 |
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