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Recreio surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Tuesday 09 Dec 2025 -03Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
25.9° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Recreio today?
The current surf forecast for Recreio at 2PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am December 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (09 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (09 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Recreio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
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 kJ (?) | 45 | 52 | 117 | 61 | 57 | 56 | 167 | 161 | 165 | 138 | 99 | 94 | 225 | 126 | 181 | 219 | 153 | 55 | 69 | 51 | 160 | 1579 | 2084 | 2021 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | cross- off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:47AM 0.80 | 4:26PM 0.86 | 6:38AM 0.73 | 5:14PM 0.83 | 8:03AM 0.69 | 6:15PM 0.78 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:51AM 0.55 | 12:16AM 0.16 | 12:38PM 0.55 | 1:14AM 0.24 | 1:37PM 0.54 | 2:16AM 0.30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Fri 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 30 | 33 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 27 | 30 | 33 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 23 |
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