Recreio surf break

Recreio surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Monday 25 May 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
23.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Recreio today?

The current surf forecast for Recreio at 1PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (25 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (25 May)3ft (0.9m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 21°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thu
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
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.2
SSW
10
1.3
SSW
10
1.3
SSW
10
0.9
S
17
1.2
S
16
1.4
S
16
1.8
S
16
1.8
S
15
1.8
S
14
2
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
1.6
SW
6
1.9
SSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
274
275
318
335
315
487
790
1004
1551
1358
1317
1519
1002
972
734
581
477
400
393
319
242
192
182
387
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
0
SW
5
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
NE
5
E
15
E
10
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
N
10
W
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:36AM0.77m
11:47PM0.78m
11:39AM0.83m
00:10AM0.81m
12:25PM0.88m
00:34AM0.83m
Low Tide
4:17AM0.48m
4:45PM0.29m
5:09AM0.38m
5:37PM0.29m
5:53AM0.29m
6:23PM0.29m
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6:24
6:24
6:24
6:24
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5:16
5:15
5:15
5:15
1
1
2
1
2
1
Temp °C
21
21
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
24
24
22
22
21
21
21
23
23
22
21
21
21
21
24
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
26
25
23
24
23
23
23
25
23
22
20
20
20
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.2
SSW
10
1.3
SSW
10
1.3
SSW
10
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.8
S
16
1.8
S
15
1.8
S
14
2
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
Energy kJ
274
275
318
335
315
332
247
351
1551
1358
1317
1519
1002
972
734
581
477
400
393
319
242
192
149
116
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.3
SSE
19
0.5
S
18
0.9
S
17
1.2
S
16
1.4
S
16
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.3
E
8
0.7
E
4
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.2
E
7
Energy kJ
2
2
2
72
165
487
790
1004
157
127
104
6
5
5
11
18
15
11
28
31
21
14
16
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
S
15
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.7
S
10
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
5
5
5
17
5
5
100
12
12
5
5
6
5
5
5
40
40
27
31
18
10
10
10
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
6
0.3
E
8
0.9
SE
8
0.7
E
4
0.9
ESE
8
0.4
WSW
3
0.9
SW
4
1.2
SW
5
1.4
SW
6
1.6
SW
6
1.9
SSW
7
Energy kJ
46
10
95
13
111
2
26
74
114
182
387
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
5
35
141
90
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
146
445
290
167
141
160
Best forecast wave conditions in Rio de Janeiro
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Brazil
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
5
6
7
7
7
8
9
9
7
6
9
7
9
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