Recreio Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.03° S 43.46° W

Recreio 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Recreio sea temperature is
22.9° C
1.6° 

Recreio surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Recreio today (21 Aug):

  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Recreio at 12AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)--
Afternoon (21 Aug)--
Evening (21 Aug)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
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2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
1
SW
9
1.3
SW
6
1.6
SW
6
1.6
SSW
7
1.6
SSW
7
1.5
SSW
8
1.9
SSW
8
2
SSW
10
2.2
SSW
11
2.1
SSW
11
2
SSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
48
131
143
152
130
110
92
159
108
207
250
249
270
510
732
1071
961
810
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
NW
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
10
S
10
S
5
SE
5
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:56PM0.69m
11:33AM0.68m
6:37PM0.62m
12:28PM0.77m
Low Tide
2:18AM0.35m
3:37PM0.57m
3:58AM0.34m
5:35PM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
23
23
22
22
26
27
21
21
20
19
19
19
20
20
20
19
19
Feels °C
25
24
22
20
19
23
23
19
19
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
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