Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Barra da Tijuca today (12 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Barra da Tijuca at 6PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Barra da Tijuca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 251 | 131 | 231 | 116 | 102 | 77 | 77 | 64 | 64 | 51 | 42 | 42 | 32 | 33 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 49 | 55 | 57 | 55 | 55 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:08PM0.87m | 4:18AM0.88m | 3:38PM0.85m | 4:55AM0.82m | 4:13PM0.82m | 5:43AM0.77m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:59AM0.37m | 10:04PM0.09m | 10:36AM0.41m | 10:48PM0.14m | 11:22AM0.46m | 11:43PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — |
 | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | 6:14 |
mm | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 129 | 107 | 108 | 116 | 102 | 77 | 77 | 64 | 64 | 51 | 42 | 42 | 32 | 33 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 49 | 55 | 57 | 55 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | S 13 | S 13 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 12 | 21 | 11 | 33 | 31 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 10 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | S 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 12 | S 13 | S 17 | S 16 | S 12 | — | S 15 | — | S 17 |
| kJ | 12 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | — | 4 | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | W 4 | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 251 | 131 | 231 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 8 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 131 | 104 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 131 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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