Recreio surf break

Recreio surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Sunday 03 May 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
25.7° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Recreio today?

The current surf forecast for Recreio at 10AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (03 May)8ft (2.4m)8s
Evening (03 May)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
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)
2
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
1.6
S
6
2.1
S
8
2.4
S
8
2.5
S
10
3
SSW
11
2.5
S
11
3
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.4
S
13
2.4
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
16
3
S
16
2.5
S
16
2.5
S
15
2.4
S
15
2.2
S
14
2
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
86
115
84
200
523
839
1375
1750
1627
2460
2501
2651
2431
2185
1932
2116
2670
3704
3906
3498
2812
2457
2012
1620
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
E
20
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
ENE
15
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:25PM0.99m
2:58AM0.88m
3:55PM0.94m
3:23AM0.86m
4:28PM0.88m
Low Tide
9:10AM0.05m
9:42PM0.31m
9:43AM0.07m
10:17PM0.36m
10:21AM0.11m
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:13
6:13
6:15
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5:27
5:25
5:24
1
4
3
2
1
Temp °C
24
24
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
21
20
21
24
24
23
22
21
20
20
22
27
26
24
24
27
25
24
23
21
22
22
22
23
22
21
21
24
23
22
22
22
20
20
23
29
26
25
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
2.4
S
8
2.5
S
10
3
SSW
11
2.5
S
11
3
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.4
S
13
2.4
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
16
3
S
16
2.5
S
16
2.5
S
15
2.4
S
15
2.2
S
14
2
S
14
Energy kJ
60
60
59
60
42
839
1375
1750
1627
2460
2501
2651
2431
2185
1932
2116
2670
3704
3906
3498
2812
2457
2012
1620
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
11
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
1.2
S
14
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.9
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
8
Energy kJ
64
115
84
64
53
41
41
41
518
27
28
28
27
27
43
36
29
20
14
13
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
Energy kJ
86
38
39
84
87
41
27
15
15
14
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
4
1
S
5
1.6
S
6
2.1
S
8
0.6
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
1.1
E
4
1.2
E
5
1
E
5
1
E
6
0.7
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.9
E
5
Energy kJ
3
7
55
200
523
61
29
44
71
54
60
28
42
42
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
153
246
164
167
150
35
35
2
8
8
8
12
129
2
2
2
2
8
2
2
12
12
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Rio de Janeiro
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Brazil
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
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