Recreio surf break

Recreio surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Thursday 16 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
24.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Recreio today?

The current surf forecast for Recreio at 4PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (16 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (16 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


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Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SE
1
SE
1.1
SE
0.6
SSE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
0.6
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
Period(s) (?)8881377121212121211111111111010999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1021371331371561401131471091041371331261581561531501391661411191018181
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
0
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SW
5
NW
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassoffoffoffglasscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffglasscrossglassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:02PM
1.11
2:29AM
0.98
2:37PM
1.13
2:47AM
0.93
3:13PM
1.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:04AM
0.13
8:32PM
-0.00
8:39AM
0.09
9:13PM
0.07
9:13AM
0.06
9:55PM
0.18
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
Sunrise-6:07-------6:07-------6:07------
Sunset---5:38-------5:38-------5:37----
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202326252323222121242726232322222126292824242322
Feels °C (?)222528262525252323262927252625242228313027282625
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