Recreio surf break

Recreio surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Tuesday 17 Feb 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
28.5° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Recreio today?

The current surf forecast for Recreio at 10PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm February 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Feb)--
Afternoon (17 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (17 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.9
E
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)11111111101071010101010913139912141313131012
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1491461461431081027671707049474331292928273859591255275
Wind
(km/h)
0
NE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
SW
10
S
5
SSE
0
E
5
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
SW
15
SSW
5
S
0
ENE
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
0
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
ononglassglassglassglassglassglassononcross-
on
glassglassglassoffglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:40PM
1.06
3:34AM
1.06
3:06PM
1.10
3:55AM
1.03
3:36PM
1.11
4:16AM
0.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:16PM
-0.10
9:32AM
0.20
9:52PM
-0.09
10:05AM
0.20
10:29PM
-0.03
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise------5:43-------5:43-------5:43-
Sunset--6:31-------6:30-------6:30-----
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------1------------
Temp. °C323128272625252831292826252424272928272625242427
Feels °C (?)363331312928283134323331292828313130303129282831
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