Recreio Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.03° S 43.46° W

Recreio 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Recreio sea temperature is
23.2°C
1.7° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Recreio at 2PM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)7ft (2.2m)14s
Afternoon (27 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Evening (27 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 34°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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)
!
!
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4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
S
15
2.2
S
14
2.1
S
14
2
S
14
1.9
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
SSE
11
1.5
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1.1
E
8
0.8
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2249
2004
1804
1594
1303
1018
875
747
603
418
411
341
274
205
192
134
142
124
106
108
135
72
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
5
ENE
15
NE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:50PM1.04m
2:22AM1.05m
3:11PM1.04m
2:48AM1.09m
3:30PM1.02m
Low Tide
8:18AM-0.04m
8:36PM0.22m
8:53AM-0.06m
9:08PM0.19m
9:28AM-0.05m
light rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
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>
6:09
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:42
 mm
2
6
5
Temp °C
19
19
19
20
20
19
19
18
18
22
26
26
23
24
23
22
22
26
33
34
29
28
Feels °C
20
21
20
22
21
20
20
18
18
23
27
26
24
26
25
23
22
26
34
35
30
29
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