Recreio surf break

Recreio surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Saturday 23 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
23.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Recreio today?

The current surf forecast for Recreio at 1PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am May 23). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Afternoon (23 May)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Evening (23 May)6ft (1.8m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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)
!
!
!
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
S
14
2.3
S
14
2.2
S
13
2
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.3
S
10
0.9
S
17
1.2
S
16
1.4
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2281
2037
1704
1380
1200
1060
932
860
638
628
538
538
446
342
329
279
274
269
249
279
313
487
790
1004
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
E
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
S
5
WSW
5
SW
5
NW
0
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
0
SW
0
WNW
5
NE
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:06AM0.75m
10:53PM0.75m
8:02AM0.72m
11:23PM0.76m
10:36AM0.77m
11:47PM0.78m
Low Tide
2:37PM0.25m
3:16AM0.55m
3:45PM0.28m
4:17AM0.48m
4:45PM0.29m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:16
5:16
5:15
Temp °C
19
20
24
25
23
22
21
21
20
21
24
24
22
22
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
21
20
21
25
26
25
24
23
23
22
23
26
25
24
25
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
S
14
2.3
S
14
2.2
S
13
2
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
9
1.4
S
9
Energy kJ
2281
2037
1704
1380
1200
1060
932
860
638
628
538
538
446
342
329
279
274
269
249
279
313
356
258
320
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
1.1
ESE
6
1
E
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.3
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.3
S
19
0.5
S
18
0.9
S
17
1.2
S
16
1.4
S
16
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
6
86
69
56
41
23
15
14
9
8
4
8
8
8
4
64
165
487
790
1004
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
S
20
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
8
0.5
S
10
0.5
SE
11
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
5
5
1
8
5
2
4
5
49
59
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
4
1
E
5
0.8
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.4
SW
4
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
8
Energy kJ
17
51
34
55
3
4
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
4
4
Distance (km)
2
2
2
0
0
5
5
2
0
0
0
78
78
0
5
0
0
0
146
146
129
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Rio de Janeiro
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Brazil
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
2
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
7
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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