Recreio surf break

Recreio surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Saturday 11 Apr 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
25.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Recreio today?

The current surf forecast for Recreio at 12PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Afternoon (11 Apr)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (11 Apr)7ft (2.2m)13s

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


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Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
4
4
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
S
2.3
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.3
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.8
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SE
1.2
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)131313131313131212121212121111111111101919181716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)194217292359219918101657146812549921002918923859780702319249240191191171221214249
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
0
SE
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offglassglassglasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:06AM
0.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:28AM
0.51
4:35PM
0.25
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
Sunrise-6:05-------6:05-------6:05------
Sunset---5:44-------5:43-------5:42----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------1---------
Temp. °C212224242322222120232525242322212123252524232221
Feels °C (?)232424242524242322262625242424232324252424242323
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