Recreio Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.03° S 43.46° W

Recreio 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Recreio sea temperature is
21.9° C
0.3° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Recreio at 8AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (21 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (21 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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)
3
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
381
203
169
142
116
203
146
235
458
253
181
148
122
99
99
99
104
129
102
80
60
60
43
43
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
ENE
10
E
5
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
10
ENE
10
E
5
NNE
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
S
5
S
5
SSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:27AM0.80m
6:39PM0.72m
7:40AM0.72m
7:22PM0.67m
11:09AM0.70m
9:00PM0.63m
Low Tide
00:59AM0.37m
1:38PM0.40m
1:58AM0.36m
2:43PM0.48m
3:11AM0.35m
4:07PM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:28
 mm
Temp °C
23
21
20
22
28
30
25
25
24
22
20
24
30
32
27
27
25
22
21
22
23
22
21
20
Feels °C
22
19
18
20
26
28
25
25
23
21
19
23
28
30
26
27
24
22
21
22
23
23
23
22
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