Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Recreio today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Recreio at 1AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Recreio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 175 | 171 | 162 | 155 | 240 | 165 | 157 | 347 | 544 | 604 | 630 | 585 | 480 | 436 | 417 | 933 | 683 | 541 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:01PM0.88m | 4:41AM0.90m | 4:21PM0.83m | 5:16AM0.80m | 4:43PM0.78m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:42PM0.16m | 11:10AM0.39m | 11:18PM0.21m | 11:49AM0.48m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 175 | 171 | 162 | 155 | 240 | 165 | 96 | 347 | 544 | 604 | 630 | 585 | 480 | 436 | 417 | 933 | 683 | 541 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | S 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 45 | 47 | 51 | 49 | 48 | 50 | 157 | 53 | 53 | 51 | 91 | 44 | 148 | 181 | 173 | 3 | 49 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 5 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 16 | S 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 46 | 46 | 31 | 28 | 43 | 19 | 40 | 29 | 30 | 24 | 79 | 109 | 59 | 58 | 77 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 37 | 44 | 46 | 31 | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | 100 | 74 | 146 | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 90 | 5 | 35 | 35 | 78 | 129 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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