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Recreio surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Sunday 03 May 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
25.7° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Recreio today?
The current surf forecast for Recreio at 10AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (03 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Recreio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | |
86 | 115 | 84 | 200 | 523 | 839 | 1375 | 1750 | 1627 | 2460 | 2501 | 2651 | 2431 | 2185 | 1932 | 2116 | 2670 | 3704 | 3906 | 3498 | 2812 | 2457 | 2012 | 1620 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:25PM0.99m | 2:58AM0.88m | 3:55PM0.94m | 3:23AM0.86m | 4:28PM0.88m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:10AM0.05m | 9:42PM0.31m | 9:43AM0.07m | 10:17PM0.36m | 10:21AM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
— | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 |
27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 27 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | S 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
 kJ | 60 | 60 | 59 | 60 | 42 | 839 | 1375 | 1750 | 1627 | 2460 | 2501 | 2651 | 2431 | 2185 | 1932 | 2116 | 2670 | 3704 | 3906 | 3498 | 2812 | 2457 | 2012 | 1620 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | 64 | 115 | 84 | 64 | 53 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 518 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | — | — | — | 27 | 43 | 36 | 29 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 13 | — | S 13 | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 86 | 38 | 39 | 84 | — | 87 | — | — | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | E 6 | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 55 | 200 | 523 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | 29 | 44 | 71 | 54 | — | — | 60 | — | 28 | 42 | 42 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 153 | 246 | 164 | 167 | 150 | 35 | 35 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 129 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
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