Recreio Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.03° S 43.46° W

Recreio 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Recreio sea temperature is
21.8° C
0.2° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Recreio at 8AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (20 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (20 Jul)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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)
!
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
1.2
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
523
377
198
164
138
114
138
160
424
235
169
138
119
203
148
247
213
219
182
157
129
104
104
187
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
E
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
ENE
15
E
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
ENE
10
E
5
NE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:37AM0.88m
6:08PM0.75m
6:27AM0.80m
6:39PM0.72m
7:40AM0.72m
7:22PM0.67m
Low Tide
00:12AM0.37m
12:50PM0.30m
00:59AM0.37m
1:38PM0.40m
1:58AM0.36m
2:43PM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:27
5:28
 mm
Temp °C
23
21
19
21
27
29
25
24
23
21
20
22
28
30
25
25
24
22
21
23
30
32
27
26
Feels °C
22
20
18
20
26
28
24
24
22
19
18
21
26
28
25
24
23
21
20
21
27
31
27
26
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