Recreio surf break

Recreio surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Friday 03 Apr 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
24.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Recreio today?

The current surf forecast for Recreio at 7AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (03 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (03 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


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Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
E
0.4
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)8888888888778888888814131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)250238206172138127123102102120117919610483836565635762605855
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
5
N
5
NW
5
S
5
ESE
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
0
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
S
0
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglasscross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
glassglassononglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:52AM
0.96
3:07PM
1.07
3:08AM
0.94
3:36PM
1.03
3:26AM
0.91
4:05PM
0.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:05PM
0.10
9:06AM
0.10
9:33PM
0.16
9:33AM
0.08
10:01PM
0.23
10:01AM
0.09
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Sunrise---6:01-------6:01-------6:03----
Sunset-----5:51-------5:50-------5:49--
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
2-----11--------------11
Temp. °C242423263031262524232427302926252524242627262525
Feels °C (?)262725283234292826252629333130282827272929282929
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