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Recreio surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 -03Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
24.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Recreio today?
The current surf forecast for Recreio at 3PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Recreio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | |
47 | 40 | 60 | 58 | 56 | 51 | 49 | 50 | 54 | 74 | 111 | 70 | 148 | 176 | 85 | 84 | 151 | 106 | 104 | 101 | 60 | 86 | 59 | 58 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 4:50AM0.74m | 11:13PM0.78m | 5:40AM0.68m | 11:57PM0.82m | 10:32AM0.66m | 00:25AM0.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:41PM0.25m | 3:11AM0.64m | 3:15PM0.26m | 4:35AM0.59m | 4:36PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 |
 | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | 5:30 |
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Temp °C | 21 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 26 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSE 8 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 13 | S 11 | E 4 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | E 5 | S 11 |
 kJ | 47 | 34 | 60 | 58 | 56 | 51 | 49 | 50 | 54 | 39 | 111 | 70 | 148 | 176 | 57 | 20 | 151 | 106 | 104 | 101 | 60 | 86 | 14 | 58 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 13 | S 10 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 5 | S 11 | E 6 |
| kJ | 42 | 40 | 33 | 33 | 26 | 32 | 16 | 23 | 23 | 74 | 23 | 32 | 31 | 21 | 85 | 53 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 59 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 3 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 10 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 9 | E 7 | SSE 7 | S 13 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 8 | SSW 9 | SE 7 | SSW 8 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 34 | 51 | 37 | 67 | 67 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 84 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 26 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | SE 4 | ESE 7 | ESE 4 | E 4 | — | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | ESE 4 | E 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 14 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | 29 | 8 | 12 | — | 33 | 23 | — | 6 | 28 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 129 | 70 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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