Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Recreio today (18 Aug):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Recreio at 11PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Recreio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 21°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
127 | 236 | 156 | 156 | 106 | 83 | 64 | 64 | 62 | 48 | 49 | 51 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 79 | 77 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:07PM0.81m | 5:47AM0.80m | 5:30PM0.76m | 6:39AM0.70m | 5:56PM0.69m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:02AM0.28m | 12:35PM0.45m | 00:56AM0.31m | 1:44PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 23 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 12 | SSW 12 | E 7 |
127 | 127 | 156 | 156 | 106 | 83 | 64 | 64 | 62 | 48 | 49 | 51 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 11 | 27 | 77 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 11 |
28 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | SE 11 |
3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | — |
— | 236 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | 79 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 232 |
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