Recreio surf break

Recreio surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm 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 4AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (16 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (16 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
Period(s) (?)88888888777121212121111111111111099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)151125119119102137133141156140140147109104137133126158156153150139123104
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
0
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
S
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
SE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffoffglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise-----6:07-------6:07-------6:07--
Sunset-------5:38-------5:38-------5:37
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232322212023262523232221212428272323222222263027
Feels °C (?)262625242225272626262523232630282526242423273228
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