
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Recreio today (12 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Recreio at 6PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Recreio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 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 | 9 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
319 | 314 | 232 | 326 | 450 | 589 | 708 | 662 | 528 | 564 | 612 | 614 | 627 | 417 | 314 | 530 | 743 | 792 | 815 | 873 | 862 | 862 | 814 | 778 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:16PM1.04m | 1:31AM0.77m | 3:01PM1.06m | 2:02AM0.83m | 3:40PM1.05m | 2:33AM0.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:09PM0.34m | 7:58AM-0.01m | 8:52PM0.36m | 8:45AM-0.06m | 9:29PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | |
— | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 25 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 15 | SW 9 | SW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 |
319 | 314 | 232 | 197 | 161 | 103 | 99 | 662 | 528 | 564 | 75 | 64 | 64 | 417 | 314 | 530 | 743 | 792 | 815 | 873 | 862 | 862 | 814 | 778 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | S 20 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | SE 11 | S 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SSW 14 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
140 | 190 | 68 | 48 | 73 | 105 | 90 | 77 | 144 | 42 | 42 | 73 | 109 | 75 | 113 | 61 | 129 | 95 | 59 | 33 | 26 | 49 | 47 | 46 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | S 10 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | SW 8 | SSW 16 | S 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 |
6 | 47 | 119 | 114 | 162 | 101 | 97 | 135 | 57 | 85 | 11 | 41 | 43 | 69 | 63 | 92 | 59 | 55 | 56 | 53 | 49 | 12 | 7 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 4 |
— | 5 | 111 | 326 | 450 | 589 | 708 | — | — | — | 612 | 614 | 627 | 181 | 222 | 222 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 16 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 146 | 390 | 298 | 141 | 141 | 90 | 90 | 167 | 167 | 565 | 160 | 141 | 90 | 5 | 5 | 90 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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