Recreio Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.03° S 43.46° W

Recreio 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Recreio sea temperature is
22.5° C
0.8° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Recreio at 4AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (12 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (12 Jul)6ft (1.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
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
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
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0
1
1
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SE
13
1.3
SE
12
1.2
SE
12
1.2
SE
12
1.2
SE
12
1.2
SE
12
1.1
SE
12
1.1
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
1.8
SSW
6
2
SSW
8
2.3
SSW
9
2.4
SSW
9
2.4
SSW
9
2.5
SSW
9
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.2
S
11
2.5
SSW
10
1.9
S
10
1.9
SSE
10
2
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
563
494
423
416
416
416
319
314
232
257
452
754
918
980
1060
1574
1574
1069
1224
716
739
787
1334
1637
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
NNE
10
N
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
00:57AM0.73m
2:16PM1.04m
1:31AM0.77m
3:01PM1.06m
2:02AM0.83m
Low Tide
7:16PM0.34m
7:07AM0.08m
8:09PM0.34m
7:58AM-0.01m
8:52PM0.36m
8:45AM-0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:23
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
21
22
22
20
20
22
27
22
20
19
19
19
19
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
19
Feels °C
22
22
21
21
22
22
26
21
19
18
17
17
17
18
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
18
19
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