Recreio Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.03° S 43.46° W

Recreio 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Recreio sea temperature is
23.2°C
1.7° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Recreio at 12PM is: 2.4m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)6ft (1.9m)12s
Afternoon (26 Aug)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (26 Aug)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
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4
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4
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
12
1.9
S
12
2.4
S
16
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
15
2.4
S
15
2.3
S
15
2.2
S
14
2.1
S
14
2
S
14
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1354
1083
2784
2799
2629
2593
2629
2479
2249
2004
1804
1594
1172
1001
875
663
522
418
347
284
224
164
Wind (km/h)
5
N
0
W
10
S
10
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
E
5
NE
10
NNE
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
NE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:28PM1.02m
1:58AM0.99m
2:50PM1.04m
2:22AM1.05m
3:11PM1.04m
Low Tide
7:43AM0.02m
8:05PM0.27m
8:18AM-0.04m
8:36PM0.22m
8:53AM-0.06m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:40
5:42
 mm
5
8
Temp °C
19
21
23
22
21
21
21
20
21
20
20
24
21
20
20
19
19
22
27
28
25
25
Feels °C
21
24
25
23
23
23
23
22
24
22
22
25
21
20
21
20
20
22
28
28
27
27
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