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Recreio surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Monday 26 Jan 2026 -03
Forecast 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
27.8° C
 (Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Recreio today?

The current surf forecast for Recreio at 12PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am January 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (26 Jan)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (26 Jan)4ft (1.2m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thu
29
6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
ESE
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
1.3
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)999999666666666677776677
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10110110113221921913295130604955681701612432221931078952517372
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
5
NNW
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
0
NNE
10
SE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		glassoffglasscross-
off		offglasscrosscross-
on		glassglassglassoffoffoffglasscrossglassglassoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:06AM
0.69
8:14PM
0.75
8:08AM
0.61
12:16AM
0.81
12:00PM
0.61
1:17AM
0.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:43PM
0.37
3:55AM
0.44
4:08PM
0.33
5:36AM
0.45
5:29PM
0.24
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thu
29
Sunrise5:28-------5:28-------5:30-------
Sunset----6:43-------6:42-------6:42---
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---31------2211-----1---
Temp. °C222528262524232322262827252423232326292824242423
Feels °C (?)252830282928272625293029292827262629323028282726
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