Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Recreio today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Recreio at 11AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Recreio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
161 | 133 | 135 | 109 | 89 | 90 | 68 | 44 | 31 | 69 | 39 | 38 | 35 | 35 | 46 | 156 | 230 | 219 | 229 | 201 | 166 | 132 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:16AM1.11m | 3:50PM0.99m | 3:48AM1.09m | 4:13PM0.94m | 4:23AM1.04m | 4:37PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:04AM-0.00m | 10:13PM0.18m | 10:42AM0.08m | 10:48PM0.19m | 11:24AM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||
6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
161 | 133 | 135 | 109 | 89 | 90 | 68 | 44 | 31 | 69 | 39 | 38 | 35 | 35 | 46 | 156 | 230 | 219 | 229 | 201 | 166 | 132 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SSE 10 | SW 4 | ESE 9 | SW 6 | E 7 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | E 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 7 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
19 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 33 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 26 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 28 | 27 | 59 | 41 | 25 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | ESE 9 | SW 6 | SE 9 | SW 6 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 8 | S 7 | — | SW 8 | — | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
— | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | 28 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 22 | — | 3 | — | 25 | 25 | 16 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 2 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | E 4 | — | — | N 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | — | WSW 5 | — |
1 | 17 | 33 | 49 | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | 7 | — | — | 2 | 27 | 52 | — | 33 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 78 | 90 | 164 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 70 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 5 | 70 | 0 | 5 |
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