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Recreio surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Thursday 11 Dec 2025 -03Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
26.7° C
(Which is 2.2°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 Southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Recreio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 69 | 54 | 131 | 651 | 1818 | 2206 | 1960 | 1929 | 1626 | 1407 | 1138 | 950 | 745 | 643 | 531 | 432 | 363 | 342 | 279 | 279 | 288 | 296 | 239 | 239 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | glass | cross- off | off | off | off | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | glass | glass | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:15PM 0.78 | 9:45AM 0.69 | 7:56PM 0.73 | 10:36AM 0.71 | 10:32PM 0.74 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:37PM 0.54 | 2:16AM 0.30 | 2:44PM 0.50 | 3:21AM 0.35 | 3:50PM 0.44 | 4:25AM 0.37 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:01 | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:32 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 30 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 |
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