Barra da Tijuca Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.02° S 43.32° W

Barra da Tijuca 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Barra da Tijuca sea temperature is
23.5° C
2.2° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Barra da Tijuca at 3PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (13 Aug)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (13 Aug)6ft (1.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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)
3
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.8
S
14
1.9
S
15
1.9
S
14
1.9
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.6
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.9
S
14
1.9
SSE
14
2
S
13
2
SSE
13
2
SSE
13
1.9
SSE
13
1.8
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
883
928
986
1334
1526
1484
1443
1225
1047
1006
878
796
1014
1225
1362
1387
1465
1319
1336
1175
1019
890
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
N
5
S
10
SSE
5
W
5
W
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
Wind State
off
off
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:43PM1.00m
2:56AM1.05m
4:01PM0.95m
3:28AM1.06m
4:16PM0.91m
Low Tide
9:10AM-0.09m
9:26PM0.32m
9:46AM-0.05m
9:53PM0.29m
10:20AM0.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:36
5:37
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
19
22
26
23
22
22
22
21
21
21
22
22
21
21
21
21
20
20
21
20
20
20
Feels °C
19
23
27
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
24
24
22
22
22
22
20
21
21
20
20
19
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