Recreio Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.03° S 43.46° W

Recreio 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Recreio sea temperature is
23.1° C
1.8° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Recreio at 2AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (17 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (17 Aug)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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)
!
!
!
3
3
2
2
1
2
!
3
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
ESE
7
2.2
E
7
2.1
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.6
E
7
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
1.7
E
7
2
E
7
2.1
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.9
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.2
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
503
522
483
358
285
245
214
303
427
491
403
323
397
272
233
127
131
155
Wind (km/h)
20
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
E
15
E
15
E
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
ENE
15
ESE
10
E
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:29PM0.88m
4:32AM0.99m
4:47PM0.85m
5:08AM0.90m
5:07PM0.81m
Low Tide
10:51PM0.25m
11:23AM0.24m
11:23PM0.25m
11:55AM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
21
20
19
19
19
21
25
26
24
23
22
20
19
22
28
28
25
25
Feels °C
20
20
19
20
20
21
25
25
24
23
23
20
19
22
29
27
25
26
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