Recreio Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.03° S 43.46° W

Recreio 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Recreio sea temperature is
22.4°C
1.0° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Recreio at 10AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (21 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (21 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 33°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
2
SSW
7
2.3
S
7
2.1
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
294
223
160
135
111
90
114
117
120
144
146
153
133
135
138
112
112
90
68
59
75
392
578
526
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
15
NNE
5
ENE
10
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
W
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
20
SSW
25
S
10
SE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross
High Tide
12:38PM0.86m
00:12AM0.76m
1:06PM0.94m
00:42AM0.86m
1:32PM1.00m
Low Tide
4:57AM0.28m
5:55PM0.45m
5:53AM0.18m
6:30PM0.37m
6:37AM0.09m
7:03PM0.29m
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:49
5:50
 mm
2
1
1
3
2
1
2
3
1
1
2
4
8
Temp °C
23
21
23
24
30
33
29
28
26
25
24
28
26
23
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
20
19
18
Feels °C
25
21
23
24
30
33
31
29
26
26
24
28
25
23
25
23
24
25
24
23
22
20
16
19
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