Recreio surf break

Recreio surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Saturday 02 May 2026 -03
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Recreio surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Recreio sea temperature is
26.0° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Recreio today?

The current surf forecast for Recreio at 10PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)--
Afternoon (02 May)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (02 May)2ft (0.6m)11s

Table - waves today at Recreio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
10
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
11
0.5
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
1.4
S
5
2.2
S
7
2.3
S
8
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
SSW
11
3
S
12
3
S
12
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.3
S
13
2.4
S
14
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
16
2.5
S
16
2.5
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
70
88
107
97
86
115
84
114
507
727
1293
1430
1324
2221
2297
2319
2099
1812
1697
2116
2910
3567
3612
3245
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
SSW
0
SW
5
NNW
5
N
10
WSW
10
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
5
SE
10
ESE
5
E
5
NE
5
NE
10
NE
15
E
20
E
15
E
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
cross
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:54PM1.02m
2:36AM0.90m
3:25PM0.99m
2:58AM0.88m
3:55PM0.94m
3:23AM0.86m
Low Tide
9:09PM0.25m
9:10AM0.05m
9:42PM0.31m
9:43AM0.07m
10:17PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:13
6:13
6:15
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5:27
5:27
5:25
5:24
2
4
3
2
1
Temp °C
30
29
27
26
26
25
24
23
21
20
21
22
22
21
21
22
23
24
23
21
21
20
20
22
30
30
30
28
28
27
25
24
20
20
22
23
23
22
22
23
22
23
23
21
22
21
21
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
10
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
E
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
2.3
S
8
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
SSW
11
3
S
12
3
S
12
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.3
S
13
2.4
S
14
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
16
2.5
S
16
2.5
S
16
Energy kJ
70
88
107
97
60
64
59
59
59
727
1293
1430
1324
2221
2297
2319
2099
1812
1697
2116
2910
3567
3612
3245
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.5
SSW
12
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
SSW
11
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
1.2
S
13
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
E
9
1
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
Energy kJ
43
82
60
60
64
115
84
64
54
41
41
41
473
41
41
28
28
28
26
60
39
30
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
5
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
10
0.5
S
13
0.1
SE
11
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
Energy kJ
17
47
28
35
86
38
57
84
5
53
41
26
14
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
3
1.4
S
5
2.2
S
7
0.7
E
4
1
ESE
4
1.2
E
5
1.2
E
5
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
Energy kJ
7
114
507
13
40
64
77
72
74
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
2
144
0
0
0
5
146
246
246
167
70
12
12
8
8
2
35
78
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Rio de Janeiro
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Brazil
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
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