Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Recreio today (20 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Recreio at 8PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Recreio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 32°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 403 | 221 | 283 | 323 | 431 | 263 | 24 | 138 | 114 | 198 | 198 | 280 | 153 | 157 | 187 | 165 | 171 | 145 | 148 | 120 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:07PM0.78m | 11:34PM0.65m | 12:38PM0.86m | 00:12AM0.76m | 1:06PM0.94m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:03PM0.54m | 4:57AM0.28m | 5:55PM0.45m | 5:53AM0.18m | 6:30PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | S 12 | S 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | WSW 6 | E 9 |
| kJ | 253 | 98 | 67 | 323 | 302 | 263 | 24 | 138 | 114 | 113 | 116 | 144 | 153 | 157 | 187 | 165 | 171 | 145 | 145 | 120 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | E 14 | SE 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 4 | S 10 | S 10 | E 9 | S 11 |
| kJ | 69 | 4 | 7 | 43 | 42 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 148 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | — |
| kJ | 14 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | 3 | 8 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | — | ENE 8 | N 4 | NNW 3 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | N 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | W 4 | W 5 | S 4 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 403 | 221 | 283 | — | 431 | — | 232 | 6 | 4 | 198 | 198 | 280 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 54 | 6 | 109 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 90 | 90 | 0 | 5 |
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