Barra da Tijuca Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.02° S 43.32° W

Barra da Tijuca 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Barra da Tijuca sea temperature is
22.8°C
1.3° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Barra da Tijuca at 9PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)--
Afternoon (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (05 Sep)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
3
3
2
2
2
2
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)
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.6
S
7
2.1
S
8
2.3
S
8
2
S
8
1.4
S
7
1.8
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.8
S
10
2
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
33
33
20
20
75
434
269
555
658
466
209
362
302
575
834
753
580
443
386
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
WSW
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SW
20
S
15
S
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
on
on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:59AM0.82m
7:30PM0.57m
11:24PM0.57m
12:50PM0.92m
00:12AM0.67m
1:28PM0.99m
Low Tide
5:02PM0.54m
9:34PM0.56m
4:41AM0.24m
6:18PM0.49m
5:54AM0.14m
6:57PM0.43m
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:44
5:44
 mm
1
2
1
1
6
3
3
3
5
5
3
2
1
3
2
2
3
2
Temp °C
22
21
20
20
20
20
19
19
18
17
16
16
16
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
22
22
22
22
21
21
18
18
15
15
15
15
13
15
16
17
16
15
15
15
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