Recreio surf break

Recreio surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Wednesday 15 Apr 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
24.5° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Recreio today?

The current surf forecast for Recreio at 7AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (15 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (15 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
0.6
SSE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
0.6
SSE
0.7
SSE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
Period(s) (?)131288888888888137712128812111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)161144114117117151151125119119131137141137140121113147110104137133128123
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
0
N
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
S
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossononcross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassoffoffoffglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise---6:05-------6:07-------6:07----
Sunset-----5:39-------5:38-------5:38--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212020222424232322212023252523232221212428272323
Feels °C (?)232121232525252725232225262625252523232630282525
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