Recreio Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.03° S 43.46° W

Recreio 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Recreio sea temperature is
22.4°C
1.0° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Recreio at 11AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Afternoon (23 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (23 Sep)8ft (2.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
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4
4
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4
4
4
4
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
1.4
SSW
5
1.7
S
6
2
S
8
2
S
8
2.2
SSW
11
2.4
SSW
11
2.1
SSW
11
2.1
SSW
11
1.5
S
15
1.7
S
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.4
S
14
2.2
S
14
2.2
S
14
2.1
S
13
1.8
S
13
2
S
13
1.9
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
68
68
117
232
471
535
1080
1267
1027
972
997
1229
2310
2147
1840
1762
1561
1121
1412
1391
1179
972
746
630
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
E
10
E
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:32PM1.00m
1:08AM0.96m
1:56PM1.03m
1:34AM1.03m
2:17PM1.05m
Low Tide
6:37AM0.09m
7:03PM0.29m
7:15AM0.01m
7:35PM0.22m
7:52AM-0.04m
8:07PM0.17m
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:41
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:50
5:50
 mm
6
6
6
5
3
4
3
1
Temp °C
21
20
19
19
19
18
17
17
18
18
18
19
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
21
23
24
21
22
Feels °C
23
20
18
19
19
17
16
17
19
19
19
19
20
19
18
19
20
20
20
22
24
25
22
25
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