Recreio surf break

Recreio surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Sunday 12 Apr 2026 -03
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Recreio surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Recreio sea temperature is
25.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Recreio today?

The current surf forecast for Recreio at 1PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)6ft (1.9m)12s
Afternoon (12 Apr)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (12 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)121212121211111111111019191817161615141413131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9921002918923859706380319308256241191180221214249240205199131167121161106
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
5
NE
10
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
10
ENE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNW
0
N
10
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
Sunrise-6:05-------6:05-------6:05------
Sunset---5:43-------5:42-------5:40----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202325252424232221232525232322212023252423222120
Feels °C (?)222526252425242423242524232424222125252324232322
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