Recreio surf break

Recreio surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Wednesday 08 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
25.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Recreio today?

The current surf forecast for Recreio at 7PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)--
Afternoon (08 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (08 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
4
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.9
S
1
S
1.6
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
S
2.4
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
Period(s) (?)131312121212121313121212121213131313131212131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5554513563502822822291171172213007038877841849216823032268199716701670201221061938
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
5
ESE
5
E
5
N
10
N
10
N
5
NW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
S
5
S
5
S
5
SSW
0
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
5
E
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
onglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:58PM
0.73
5:15AM
0.72
10:46PM
0.70
6:16AM
0.65
11:41PM
0.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:08PM
0.26
1:10AM
0.54
1:35PM
0.32
2:56AM
0.56
3:14PM
0.32
4:28AM
0.51
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise-------6:03-------6:03-------6:05
Sunset-5:45-------5:45-------5:45------
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--111--1--111--11-1111--
Temp. °C323226262525252727262524232323232324242322212121
Feels °C (?)333529292828282928272827262727262526252424232424
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