Recreio Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.03° S 43.46° W

Recreio 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Recreio sea temperature is
22.1° C
0.4° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Recreio at 6AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am July 16). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (16 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (16 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.3
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
11
1
SE
10
1
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
1.5
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
8
1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.5
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
420
428
428
391
540
357
357
287
282
249
216
212
208
184
180
229
178
152
155
108
111
107
126
256
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
10
E
15
E
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:05AM0.96m
4:40PM0.94m
3:40AM0.99m
5:02PM0.88m
4:16AM0.99m
5:22PM0.83m
Low Tide
10:12AM-0.06m
10:32PM0.40m
10:52AM0.00m
11:02PM0.40m
11:31AM0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
5:25
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
16
16
22
24
22
21
19
17
17
18
24
26
24
23
21
19
18
20
26
28
25
24
Feels °C
17
16
14
14
21
22
21
20
17
15
15
16
23
24
22
21
19
17
16
19
25
25
24
23
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