Recreio Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.03° S 43.46° W

Recreio 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Recreio sea temperature is
22.6°C
1.2° 

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 (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Recreio at 5AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (13 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (13 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat night, min 19°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
8
1.3
SSW
8
1.3
SSW
8
1.4
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
7
1.1
S
7
1.1
S
7
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
85
59
58
55
51
32
84
168
211
206
223
160
131
123
127
161
165
157
Wind (km/h)
0
NNW
15
SW
5
WSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
0
NW
10
NNE
15
NE
5
E
5
WSW
Wind State
glassy
on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
3:12PM0.97m
3:08AM1.10m
3:27PM0.94m
3:38AM1.06m
3:43PM0.91m
Low Tide
9:19PM0.17m
9:46AM0.09m
9:45PM0.15m
10:14AM0.19m
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part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:46
 mm
1
1
1
2
3
1
2
6
6
14
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
22
21
21
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
Feels °C
30
23
23
23
22
22
22
20
20
19
19
20
21
22
20
21
22
23
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