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Recreio surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Saturday 06 Dec 2025 -03Forecast 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
25.9° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Recreio today?
The current surf forecast for Recreio at 2PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am December 06). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (06 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (06 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Recreio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tue 09 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 116 | 147 | 66 | 54 | 44 | 53 | 64 | 102 | 69 | 45 | 114 | 37 | 26 | 24 | 15 | 66 | 54 | 45 | 42 | 40 | 4 | 40 | 40 | 42 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross | glass | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:37PM 0.84 | 4:22AM 0.96 | 3:09PM 0.86 | 5:04AM 0.88 | 3:45PM 0.87 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:55AM 0.40 | 9:47PM -0.03 | 10:33AM 0.47 | 10:34PM 0.01 | 11:11AM 0.52 | 11:23PM 0.08 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tue 09 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
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