Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Recreio today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Recreio at 3AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Recreio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 5 | SSW 9 | SW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 43 | 42 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 43 | 151 | 378 | 442 | 423 | 480 | 484 | 424 | 426 | 417 | 361 | 347 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 9:00PM0.63m | 12:25PM0.77m | 11:42PM0.66m | 1:11PM0.84m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:07PM0.51m | 4:29AM0.31m | 5:36PM0.50m | 5:39AM0.25m | 6:40PM0.45m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 9 | SW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 43 | 42 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 43 | 151 | 378 | 442 | 423 | 480 | 484 | 424 | 426 | 417 | 361 | 347 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | E 8 | SSW 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 |
| kJ | 22 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 22 | 28 | 60 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 11 | SSE 10 | WSW 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | — |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 146 | 5 | 153 | 147 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 0 |
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