Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Recreio today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Recreio at 5AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Recreio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 35°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | SSE 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 274 | 205 | 216 | 205 | 131 | 109 | 89 | 89 | 131 | 229 | 273 | 326 | 157 | 161 | 167 | 138 | 115 | 91 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:11PM1.04m | 2:48AM1.09m | 3:30PM1.02m | 3:16AM1.11m | 3:50PM0.99m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:08PM0.19m | 9:28AM-0.05m | 9:40PM0.18m | 10:04AM-0.00m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 33 | 34 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 34 | 35 | 29 | 33 | 30 | 27 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSE 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 274 | 205 | 142 | 127 | 131 | 109 | 89 | 89 | 33 | 138 | 142 | 153 | 157 | 161 | 167 | 138 | 115 | 91 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 158 | 121 | 85 | 83 | 54 | 52 | — | 33 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 40 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 111 | 134 | 216 | 205 | — | — | — | — | 131 | 229 | 273 | 326 | 3 | 22 | 55 | 57 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 121 | 146 | 146 | 0 | 0 |
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