Recreio surf break

Recreio surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Sunday 22 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
26.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Recreio today?

The current surf forecast for Recreio at 3PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am March 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (22 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (22 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


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Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.9
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.6
E
1.9
E
1.3
E
Period(s) (?)10101010109999999988999999788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)113113115115113106103888684811214948484952535454140254413191
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
5
NE
10
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
N
5
N
5
NE
10
SE
15
SE
10
E
10
ENE
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
N
5
N
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffoffglasscross-
off
crosscrossoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:59AM
0.89
4:32PM
1.02
4:20AM
0.83
5:14PM
0.90
4:42AM
0.77
6:08PM
0.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:44AM
0.14
11:30PM
0.32
11:22AM
0.17
12:23AM
0.47
12:14PM
0.23
1:43AM
0.60
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
Sunrise5:58-------5:58-------5:58-------
Sunset----6:02-------6:01-------6:00---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222527262424232121242726252322222124282926262524
Feels °C (?)252829272626262424272926272525252326303129292827
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