Recreio Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.03° S 43.46° W

Recreio 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 21 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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Recreio at 6AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (21 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (21 Aug)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
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2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
1.1
SW
9
1.5
SW
6
1.8
SW
7
1.7
SSW
7
1.6
SSW
8
1.2
S
8
2
SSW
10
2
SSW
10
2.2
SSW
11
2.1
SSW
11
1.9
SSW
10
1.9
SSW
10
1.9
SSW
10
1.8
SSW
10
1.7
SSW
10
1.7
SSW
10
1.8
S
10
1.7
SSW
10
1.7
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
143
152
126
110
92
179
164
312
289
287
182
732
794
1071
961
734
734
698
616
586
586
640
610
711
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
10
NNW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:33AM0.68m
6:37PM0.62m
12:28PM0.77m
11:51PM0.63m
1:04PM0.85m
Low Tide
2:18AM0.35m
3:37PM0.57m
3:58AM0.34m
5:35PM0.53m
5:24AM0.27m
6:30PM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:39
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
23
22
21
27
28
21
20
20
19
20
19
19
20
20
19
19
18
18
18
19
21
21
20
20
Feels °C
23
20
18
25
24
19
18
19
18
19
19
18
19
20
19
19
18
18
18
19
21
21
20
21
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