
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Recreio today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Recreio at 5AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Recreio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat night, min 19°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
85 | 59 | 58 | 55 | 51 | 32 | 84 | 168 | 211 | 206 | 223 | 160 | 131 | 123 | 127 | 161 | 165 | 157 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 3:12PM0.97m | 3:08AM1.10m | 3:27PM0.94m | 3:38AM1.06m | 3:43PM0.91m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:19PM0.17m | 9:46AM0.09m | 9:45PM0.15m | 10:14AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 30 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | E 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
85 | 59 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 29 | 84 | 168 | 211 | 206 | 223 | 160 | 131 | 91 | 127 | 161 | 165 | 157 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | E 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | E 9 | SSW 10 | S 15 | S 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 7 | E 6 | E 6 | S 12 | E 7 |
13 | 19 | 58 | 55 | 51 | 32 | 38 | 31 | 4 | 9 | 48 | 46 | 49 | 123 | 91 | 81 | 104 | 109 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ESE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 9 | SSW 10 | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | E 8 | S 12 |
30 | 12 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 45 | 31 | — | 4 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 55 | 85 | 73 | 32 | 141 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | — |
— | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 86 | 154 | 94 | 49 | 39 | 54 | — | — | 128 | 62 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 78 | 5 | 90 | 90 | 0 | 78 | 78 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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