Recreio Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.03° S 43.46° W

Recreio 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Recreio sea temperature is
23.6°C
2.2° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Recreio at 3PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (23 Aug)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (23 Aug)6ft (1.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
10
1.9
SSW
10
1.8
SSW
10
1.8
SSW
10
1.8
SSW
10
1.8
SSW
11
2
S
11
2.1
S
13
2.2
S
13
2.5
S
13
3
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
13
3
S
13
3
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.4
S
13
2.2
S
13
2.1
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
698
684
603
653
680
749
994
1452
1609
2069
3091
3037
2733
2750
3267
2987
2736
2499
2349
2031
1684
1514
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:04PM0.85m
00:35AM0.73m
1:35PM0.92m
1:07AM0.82m
2:03PM0.98m
Low Tide
5:24AM0.27m
6:30PM0.46m
6:21AM0.18m
7:05PM0.39m
7:05AM0.09m
7:35PM0.32m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:39
5:40
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
20
20
20
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
20
20
20
Feels °C
20
20
20
19
20
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
20
20
20
20
21
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