Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Recreio today (20 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Recreio at 6PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Recreio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
12 PM | 3 PM | 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 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 608 | 609 | 524 | 452 | 441 | 377 | 371 | 377 | 441 | 396 | 396 | 381 | 367 | 353 | 356 | 306 | 306 | 306 | 306 | 326 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:57AM0.85m | 11:30PM0.77m | 12:27PM0.92m | 00:06AM0.87m | 12:55PM0.97m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:02PM0.44m | 5:12AM0.19m | 5:47PM0.36m | 6:00AM0.11m | 6:26PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 608 | 609 | 524 | 452 | 441 | 377 | 371 | 377 | 441 | 396 | 396 | 381 | 367 | 353 | 356 | 306 | 306 | 306 | 306 | 326 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SW 8 | S 18 | S 18 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 57 | 55 | 52 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | 26 | 34 | 43 | 34 | 34 | 27 | 27 | 56 | 94 | 146 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 78 | 78 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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