A classical hydraulic jump of Fr1=6 and Re1= 210,000 was characterized using the Computational Flu id Dynamics (CFD) codes OpenFOAM and FLOW-3D, whose performance was assessed. The results were compared to experimental data from a physical model designed for the purpose. The most relevant hydraulic jump characteristics were investigated, including hydraulic jump efficiency, roller lengt h , free surface profile, distributions of velocity and pressure and fluctuating variables. The model outcome was also compared to previous results from the literature. It was found that both CFD cod es rep resent wit h high accuracy the hydraulic jump surface profile, roller length, efficiency and sequent depths ratio, consistently with previous research. Some significant differences were found between b ot h CFD co d es regarding velocity distributions and pressure fluctuations , although in general results are in good agreement with experimental and bibliographical observations. This makes models of these characteristics suitable for engineering applications involving design and optimization of energy dissipation devices.