Recreio surf break

Recreio surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Sunday 15 Mar 2026 -03
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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
27.2° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Recreio today?

The current surf forecast for Recreio at 4AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm March 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (16 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (16 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sun
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SE
1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.2
SSE
Period(s) (?)91111101010101212111110101011101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)166222281327250186151190392389270194186190275255250255250245240240235246
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
10
ENE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
10
SE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offglassoffglasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:55AM
1.03
1:29PM
0.96
2:20AM
1.07
1:54PM
1.05
2:43AM
1.07
2:21PM
1.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:59PM
0.06
7:29AM
0.28
7:39PM
-0.03
8:01AM
0.22
8:16PM
-0.08
8:33AM
0.17
Sun
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise----5:54-------5:56-------5:56---
Sunset6:08-------6:07-------6:07-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C252423222226282725242322222527262424232221242626
Feels °C (?)272726242429302828262625252929272526262524272827
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