Recreio surf break

Recreio surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Sunday 12 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
25.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Recreio today?

The current surf forecast for Recreio at 12AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm April 12). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)--
Afternoon (13 Apr)--
Evening (13 Apr)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


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Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
3
2
2
1
0
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.6
SE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
Period(s) (?)12111111111110191918171616151414131313128888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)81954043955830825624119118022121424924026719913116712116110610510510589
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
NE
5
ENE
5
N
5
NNW
10
S
10
SSE
10
E
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
N
5
N
5
NNW
5
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise-----6:05-------6:05-------6:05--
Sunset-------5:42-------5:40-------5:39
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C242423222123252523232221202325242322212020232625
Feels °C (?)252525242325252524242423222525242424232222252725
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