Recreio Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.03° S 43.46° W

Recreio 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Recreio sea temperature is
22.8° C
1.4° 

Recreio surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Recreio today (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Recreio at 3AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (06 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 36°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
1.1
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.4
SSE
13
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
8
0.4
SSE
12
0.6
E
8
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
189
185
141
164
135
111
89
89
72
71
59
71
69
54
46
41
57
56
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
5
ENE
10
E
5
SSE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
N
20
NNW
10
W
10
WSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:34PM0.73m
7:29AM0.78m
7:25PM0.64m
11:37AM0.79m
Low Tide
2:05AM0.34m
3:12PM0.43m
3:27AM0.32m
4:53PM0.46m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:34
 mm
Temp °C
26
27
26
23
22
25
32
33
27
24
24
23
23
27
34
36
23
23
Feels °C
26
26
25
21
20
23
29
32
27
26
24
23
22
25
30
33
24
22
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