Recreio Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.03° S 43.46° W

Recreio 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Recreio sea temperature is
23.3°C
1.9° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Recreio at 2AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (23 Aug)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (23 Aug)6ft (1.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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)
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2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
11
2
SSW
10
2
SSW
10
1.9
SSW
10
1.9
SSW
10
1.9
SSW
10
1.8
SSW
10
1.8
SSW
10
1.9
SSW
10
1.9
SSW
11
2
S
11
2.1
S
13
2.2
S
13
2.5
S
13
3
S
14
3
S
14
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
989
842
842
734
698
684
603
653
769
831
994
1452
1609
2069
3091
2834
2545
2521
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:51PM0.63m
1:04PM0.85m
00:35AM0.73m
1:35PM0.92m
Low Tide
5:35PM0.53m
5:24AM0.27m
6:30PM0.46m
6:21AM0.18m
7:05PM0.39m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:39
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
20
19
19
18
18
18
19
20
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
20
19
19
18
18
19
19
20
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
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