Recreio Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.03° S 43.46° W

Recreio 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Recreio sea temperature is
23.4° C
2.0° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Recreio at 2PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Afternoon (09 Aug)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (09 Aug)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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)
4
2
0
2
2
1
3
3
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
S
12
1.9
S
12
2
S
12
2.2
S
11
2.3
S
12
2.3
S
12
2.4
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.4
S
12
2.3
S
13
2.4
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1483
1462
1179
1144
995
812
1098
1136
1191
1444
1633
1863
2052
2253
2037
1792
1712
1922
2084
2219
2334
2099
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
WSW
20
SW
10
SSW
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
15
E
10
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:38PM0.99m
00:59AM0.73m
2:18PM1.05m
1:28AM0.83m
2:51PM1.06m
Low Tide
6:04AM0.16m
7:17PM0.40m
7:02AM0.05m
7:57PM0.37m
7:51AM-0.04m
8:31PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:35
5:36
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
29
24
23
22
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
18
18
18
18
19
19
18
Feels °C
26
28
24
25
24
23
23
22
22
22
22
21
21
18
19
18
18
18
18
19
19
18
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