Recreio Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.03° S 43.46° W

Recreio 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Recreio sea temperature is
23.2° C
1.8° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Recreio at 4PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (08 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (08 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
3
4
4
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4
1
0
2
2
3
3
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.7
S
12
1.4
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
10
1.4
SSW
16
1.5
S
15
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
2
SSW
12
1.9
S
12
1.9
S
12
2.1
S
12
2.2
S
12
2.2
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
30
137
439
585
978
991
1628
1633
1462
1210
1144
995
1183
1098
1065
1236
1332
1558
1703
2074
2453
Wind (km/h)
0
NNE
5
NE
10
E
20
ESE
15
E
10
E
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
N
20
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
15
SE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:49PM0.90m
00:22AM0.65m
1:38PM0.99m
00:59AM0.73m
2:18PM1.05m
Low Tide
4:52AM0.26m
6:20PM0.43m
6:04AM0.16m
7:17PM0.40m
7:02AM0.05m
7:57PM0.37m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:35
5:35
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
22
23
27
25
24
23
23
24
25
29
27
23
21
22
21
21
21
21
21
20
19
19
Feels °C
25
25
28
25
25
25
25
25
25
27
26
23
22
25
23
24
24
23
22
21
18
19
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