Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Recreio today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Recreio at 3AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Recreio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri night, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 8 | SE 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 224 | 244 | 233 | 214 | 219 | 275 | 311 | 275 | 221 | 226 | 197 | 197 | 178 | 126 | 260 | 325 | 677 | 743 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:19PM0.79m | 5:46AM0.72m | 4:56PM0.73m | 10:29AM0.69m | 5:54PM0.66m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:51PM0.25m | 12:46PM0.56m | 1:16AM0.32m | 2:29PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 8 | SE 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 224 | 244 | 233 | 214 | 219 | 275 | 311 | 275 | 221 | 226 | 197 | 197 | 178 | 119 | 260 | 325 | 677 | 743 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | — | S 5 | SSE 11 | E 6 | E 7 | S 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 6 | — | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 9 | 77 | 96 | 98 | 103 | 126 | 128 | 245 | 211 | 181 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 11 | — | — | ENE 7 | S 16 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 43 | 114 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | — | SSW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | 18 | — | 18 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 164 | 146 | 90 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 90 | 90 | 164 |
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