Barra da Tijuca Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.02° S 43.32° W

Barra da Tijuca 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Barra da Tijuca sea temperature is
22.2° C
0.7° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Barra da Tijuca at 7AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (24 Jul)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (24 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.8
SW
5
0.3
S
10
0.6
SSW
8
0.9
SSW
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
0.7
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
11
11
29
16
54
167
230
225
219
223
273
273
273
231
221
212
173
169
200
253
222
272
263
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
SW
15
SW
5
SW
10
SSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
0
WSW
5
NNW
0
NE
5
NE
5
E
15
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
12:20PM0.77m
11:35PM0.66m
1:08PM0.84m
00:33AM0.72m
1:47PM0.90m
Low Tide
4:24AM0.31m
5:27PM0.49m
5:34AM0.25m
6:33PM0.45m
6:31AM0.18m
7:19PM0.40m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:30
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
5:29
 mm
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
21
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
20
22
22
21
20
Feels °C
21
19
19
21
20
19
20
20
20
21
20
22
21
20
21
22
21
20
21
21
23
22
21
20
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