Recreio surf break

Recreio surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Wednesday 07 Jan 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
28.9° C
(Which is 3.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Recreio today?

The current surf forecast for Recreio at 9PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm January 07). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jan)--
Afternoon (07 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (07 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
S
0.6
SSW
0.9
ESE
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
0.7
E
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
1
E
0.3
S
1.4
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
Period(s) (?)999996666689666666867777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)141886578626262627636222541566249518111158240223168163
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
10
E
5
NE
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
NE
5
NNW
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offglasscross-
off
glasscross-
off
offoffglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
glassoffoffglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:27PM
0.96
5:36AM
0.81
5:06PM
0.92
6:02AM
0.77
5:49PM
0.85
6:33AM
0.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:14AM
0.42
11:44PM
0.12
11:49AM
0.42
12:24AM
0.22
12:31PM
0.41
1:09AM
0.32
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise------5:16-------5:16-------5:16-
Sunset--6:44-------6:44-------6:44-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C292424242424242831312928272525293229272525252429
Feels °C (?)302626262626263031323131292626313229302929282732
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