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Recreio surf break

Recreio surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Friday 16 Jan 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
27.4° C
 (Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Recreio today?

The current surf forecast for Recreio at 5PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)--
Afternoon (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (16 Jan)5ft (1.6m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
1.1
E
1.3
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.4
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)776677777777777778888878
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)741131392132051792171951201421763243062461811311061151351911981778789
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
SE
15
ESE
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
10
NNE
5
NE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		glasscross-
off		offglasscrosscrossglassglassoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:29PM
0.80
2:33AM
0.97
1:58PM
0.86
3:02AM
1.00
2:24PM
0.92
3:29AM
1.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:36PM
0.08
8:14AM
0.32
8:17PM
0.02
8:48AM
0.29
8:55PM
-0.03
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise------5:22-------5:22-------5:24-
Sunset--6:44-------6:44-------6:44-----
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------3-------------
Temp. °C302926262625242831282424242424252828272523232329
Feels °C (?)313027282927263032292828272725282829292725252530
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