Recreio surf break

Recreio surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Thursday 15 Jan 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
27.4° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Recreio today?

The current surf forecast for Recreio at 12AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm January 15). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)--
Afternoon (16 Jan)--
Evening (16 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.8
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.5
E
1.8
E
1.6
E
1.4
E
1.7
E
1.2
ESE
1.2
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)777777776677777767777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)250290261168187135777412013730215418417694113190295243192274147146131
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
5
NW
5
N
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
0
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassoffoffoffglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglasscrosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:00AM
0.93
1:29PM
0.80
2:33AM
0.97
1:58PM
0.86
3:02AM
1.00
2:24PM
0.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:53PM
0.16
7:38AM
0.36
7:36PM
0.08
8:14AM
0.32
8:17PM
0.02
8:48AM
0.29
Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise----5:20-------5:22-------5:22---
Sunset6:44-------6:44-------6:44-------
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------------1------
Temp. °C272424242426282626262524232831272724242423293129
Feels °C (?)302727262627312929282625243032293027272725303232
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