Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Recreio today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Recreio at 4AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Recreio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 48 | 64 | 49 | 51 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 48 | 62 | 243 | 152 | 156 | 133 | 116 | 83 | 223 | 293 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:30PM0.76m | 6:39AM0.70m | 5:56PM0.69m | 11:33AM0.68m | 6:37PM0.62m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:56AM0.31m | 1:44PM0.54m | 2:18AM0.35m | 3:37PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 25 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 48 | 64 | 49 | 51 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 27 | 62 | 117 | 152 | 156 | 133 | 116 | 76 | 63 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 12 | SE 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | SSW 9 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 24 | 38 | 35 | 50 | 47 | 5 | 27 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 12 | S 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 5 | S 10 | S 15 | — | S 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | — | E 7 | — | — | — | SW 9 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | — | 243 | — | — | — | 101 | 83 | 223 | 293 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 676 | 697 | 167 |
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