Recreio surf break

Recreio surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Wednesday 13 May 2026 -03
Forecast 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
24.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Recreio today?

The current surf forecast for Recreio at 11AM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)8ft (2.4m)13s
Afternoon (13 May)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (13 May)6ft (1.9m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 20°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Sat
16
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
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
!
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
4
!
!
!
!
!
3
2
3
3
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
13
2.4
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.1
S
13
2
S
13
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.3
S
13
2
S
14
2.1
S
14
2.1
S
13
2.1
S
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
2
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2254
2023
1834
1491
1314
1116
972
841
827
814
786
599
1617
1807
1585
1561
1430
1408
1240
1183
1052
1019
887
857
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
0
E
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
W
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
off
off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
12:27PM0.96m
1:08AM0.94m
1:10PM1.03m
1:34AM0.92m
1:53PM1.08m
1:57AM0.88m
Low Tide
6:14AM0.26m
6:39PM0.08m
6:57AM0.18m
7:28PM0.09m
7:37AM0.11m
8:16PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:21
5:20
5:20
1
2
2
Temp °C
17
20
24
23
21
21
20
20
20
22
24
23
22
21
21
20
20
22
23
22
22
22
21
21
17
21
25
23
23
24
22
22
22
24
25
24
25
24
24
22
22
25
24
23
24
24
23
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
13
2.4
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.1
S
13
2
S
13
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.3
S
13
2
S
14
2.1
S
14
2.1
S
13
2.1
S
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
2
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
Energy kJ
2254
2023
1834
1491
1314
1116
972
841
827
814
786
599
1617
1807
1585
1561
1430
1408
1240
1183
1052
1019
887
857
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
1.3
SSW
11
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
Energy kJ
26
25
25
25
25
14
13
23
23
23
12
407
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
15
0.3
SE
14
0.3
SE
14
0.3
SE
14
0.3
SE
14
0.3
SE
14
0.3
SE
14
0.3
SE
14
0.3
SE
14
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
13
0.3
E
8
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
33
33
33
33
33
32
29
29
29
28
28
12
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
7
7
7
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
8
2
2
2
78
62
12
0
0
0
0
0
90
78
0
2
2
2
2
2
90
167
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Rio de Janeiro
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Brazil
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Recreio surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest