Recreio surf break

Recreio surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Sunday 31 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 slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Recreio today (31 May):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Recreio at 6PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)--
Afternoon (31 May)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (31 May)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wed
3
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
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSE
10
1.5
S
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.7
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
9
1.2
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
588
487
418
580
580
292
267
217
248
205
161
207
180
200
196
164
148
175
103
97
95
115
109
129
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
2:52PM0.97m
2:17AM0.86m
3:24PM0.95m
2:45AM0.86m
3:56PM0.92m
3:17AM0.87m
Low Tide
8:56PM0.32m
8:57AM0.05m
9:32PM0.34m
9:36AM0.06m
10:10PM0.37m
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
5:15
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
22
21
21
21
20
19
20
22
22
21
21
21
20
20
21
21
21
21
20
19
19
18
18
21
21
21
22
23
22
21
22
23
23
22
22
22
21
21
22
21
20
21
22
20
20
19
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSE
10
1.5
S
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.7
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
9
1.2
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.7
SSW
7
1
S
7
Energy kJ
588
487
418
580
580
292
267
217
248
205
161
207
180
200
196
164
148
175
103
97
95
115
55
100
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.9
S
10
1
SSW
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.5
S
8
0.7
SSW
8
0.7
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.7
SE
6
1
SE
8
Energy kJ
1
1
1
164
214
127
96
94
87
85
60
60
59
42
37
14
16
36
62
45
47
33
129
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.2
E
6
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
S
8
0.1
E
6
0.1
S
13
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.6
SE
8
0.1
S
20
Energy kJ
5
3
38
39
39
65
3
3
3
2
1
15
12
1
3
1
1
58
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
4
1
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
1.1
SW
6
0.3
WSW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.2
W
3
1.1
SE
7
Energy kJ
21
41
71
67
3
3
6
1
109
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
167
167
167
90
5
2
0
0
90
146
153
90
35
5
5
23
90
90
90
0
0
2
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Rio de Janeiro
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Brazil
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
8
5
4
6
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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