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Recreio surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Friday 12 Dec 2025 -03Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
26.5° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Recreio today?
The current surf forecast for Recreio at 7AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Recreio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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 kJ (?) | 1818 | 2206 | 1960 | 1929 | 1626 | 1407 | 1138 | 934 | 667 | 572 | 467 | 442 | 363 | 349 | 339 | 290 | 290 | 237 | 233 | 234 | 194 | 125 | 125 | 94 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | off | glass | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- on | glass | off | off | off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:45AM 0.69 | 7:56PM 0.73 | 10:36AM 0.71 | 10:32PM 0.74 | 11:16AM 0.74 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:16AM 0.30 | 2:44PM 0.50 | 3:21AM 0.35 | 3:50PM 0.44 | 4:25AM 0.37 | 4:49PM 0.36 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 5:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:01 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:34 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 23 | 23 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 28 |
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