Recreio surf break

Recreio surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Friday 01 May 2026 -03
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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
25.8° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Recreio today?

The current surf forecast for Recreio at 10AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (01 May)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (01 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
0
1
1
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.7
E
9
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
11
0.5
S
13
1.1
S
12
0.5
S
13
1.3
SSW
5
1.6
S
7
2.1
S
8
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
338
326
302
244
204
158
154
117
110
110
81
88
65
83
104
97
86
383
84
85
240
491
919
1303
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
0
SSE
5
E
5
ENE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NW
5
SW
5
ESE
5
NE
0
SSE
15
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:24PM1.03m
2:15AM0.91m
2:54PM1.02m
2:36AM0.90m
3:25PM0.99m
Low Tide
8:09AM0.09m
8:38PM0.21m
8:39AM0.06m
9:09PM0.25m
9:10AM0.05m
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
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6:13
6:13
6:13
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5:28
5:27
5:27
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
4
4
2
1
Temp °C
24
24
24
24
25
25
24
24
23
23
23
25
30
31
27
26
27
24
23
23
22
21
20
21
27
28
28
28
28
27
27
28
26
26
26
27
31
33
30
28
30
25
25
26
24
21
20
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
S
12
0.5
E
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
10
Energy kJ
338
326
302
244
204
158
154
117
110
110
81
88
65
83
81
60
60
59
59
59
113
41
919
1303
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.6
E
9
0.5
SSW
10
0.5
S
13
0.6
E
9
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
Energy kJ
106
78
78
77
77
74
71
68
68
43
43
61
43
82
104
97
64
59
63
84
59
53
41
40
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.6
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
9
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.1
S
12
0.4
SSW
13
Energy kJ
7
7
17
7
7
13
10
11
12
17
13
13
47
28
28
86
84
12
12
3
55
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
1.1
S
12
0.9
S
5
1.3
SSW
5
1.6
S
7
2.1
S
8
Energy kJ
10
9
12
383
36
85
240
491
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
78
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
141
90
5
146
164
164
129
Best forecast wave conditions in Rio de Janeiro
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Brazil
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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