Barra da Tijuca Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.02° S 43.32° W

Barra da Tijuca 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Barra da Tijuca sea temperature is
23.2°C
1.7° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Barra da Tijuca at 3AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (23 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (23 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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)
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.4
S
11
1.5
S
12
1.6
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.9
S
13
2.2
S
14
2.2
S
14
2.2
S
13
2.1
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
517
442
434
426
347
340
333
333
345
457
628
839
961
1218
1945
1837
1708
1533
Wind (km/h)
10
S
5
SSE
5
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:43PM0.63m
1:01PM0.84m
00:31AM0.72m
1:33PM0.92m
Low Tide
5:22PM0.53m
5:17AM0.27m
6:24PM0.46m
6:17AM0.19m
7:00PM0.39m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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>
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:39
 mm
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
20
19
19
18
18
18
19
20
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
19
19
19
18
18
18
19
20
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
17
17
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