Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Recreio today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Recreio at 12AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Recreio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 32°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 326 | 249 | 244 | 198 | 194 | 173 | 176 | 251 | 345 | 401 | 385 | 321 | 343 | 362 | 341 | 478 | 368 | 412 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:10PM0.71m | 11:24AM0.69m | 5:50PM0.63m | 12:07PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:39AM0.34m | 3:11PM0.59m | 3:30AM0.35m | 5:03PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 27 | 29 | 25 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 12 | E 8 |
| kJ | 326 | 249 | 244 | 198 | 194 | 154 | 117 | 113 | 85 | 83 | 40 | 49 | 77 | 362 | 341 | 302 | 67 | 412 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 14 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 10 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 31 | 54 | 28 | 25 | 75 | 69 | 68 | 7 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | S 13 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 9 | SE 14 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 31 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 7 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | — |
| kJ | 223 | 217 | 190 | 167 | 173 | 173 | 176 | 251 | 345 | 401 | 385 | 321 | 343 | — | — | 478 | 368 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 129 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 129 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 5 |
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