Recreio surf break

Recreio surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Monday 20 Apr 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
24.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Recreio today?

The current surf forecast for Recreio at 2PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (20 Apr)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (20 Apr)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
Period(s) (?)999999888101010889899999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2172322322272222031691811531401251229275113887575737354535249
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
10
W
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
0
N
5
N
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
10
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
NNE
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassononglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossoffglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:26AM
0.84
4:33PM
0.96
3:50AM
0.81
5:22PM
0.85
4:17AM
0.78
6:39PM
0.73
9:39PM
0.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:28AM
0.07
11:24PM
0.44
11:14AM
0.12
12:19AM
0.56
12:16PM
0.19
8:01PM
0.73
1:35AM
0.63
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise-6:07-------6:09-------6:09------
Sunset---5:36-------5:35-------5:34----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202324242323222020232524232221201922252422222120
Feels °C (?)222524242525232121242524252422212023262423242322
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