Recreio Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.03° S 43.46° W

Recreio 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Recreio sea temperature is
21.8° C
0.2° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Recreio at 2PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (20 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (20 Jul)4ft (1.2m)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 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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)
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
1.2
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
198
164
138
114
135
160
424
235
169
142
144
213
153
291
253
219
181
153
125
102
102
190
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
E
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
ENE
10
E
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
20
NNW
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:37AM0.88m
6:08PM0.75m
6:27AM0.80m
6:39PM0.72m
7:40AM0.72m
7:22PM0.67m
Low Tide
12:50PM0.30m
00:59AM0.37m
1:38PM0.40m
1:58AM0.36m
2:43PM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:27
5:28
 mm
Temp °C
20
21
27
29
25
24
23
21
20
22
28
30
25
25
24
22
21
23
30
32
27
26
Feels °C
19
20
26
27
24
24
22
20
18
21
27
29
25
25
23
21
20
21
27
30
26
25
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