Recreio Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.03° S 43.46° W

Recreio 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Recreio sea temperature is
23.3°C
1.9° 

Recreio surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Recreio today (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Recreio at 12PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)7ft (2.1m)10s
Afternoon (22 Aug)7ft (2.2m)11s
Evening (22 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
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2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
8
2.1
SSW
10
2.2
SSW
10
2.2
SSW
11
2.1
SSW
11
2
SSW
10
2
SSW
10
1.9
SSW
10
1.9
SSW
10
1.8
SSW
10
1.8
SSW
10
1.7
SSW
10
1.8
SSW
10
1.8
SSW
11
1.7
S
11
2.1
S
13
2.2
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
13
3
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
335
863
973
1080
989
842
842
734
698
616
603
586
694
763
646
1430
1609
2037
2877
2876
2972
2972
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
12:28PM0.77m
11:51PM0.63m
1:04PM0.85m
00:35AM0.73m
1:35PM0.92m
Low Tide
3:58AM0.34m
5:35PM0.53m
5:24AM0.27m
6:30PM0.46m
6:21AM0.18m
7:05PM0.39m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:39
5:39
 mm
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
20
20
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
20
20
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
18
20
19
18
19
19
18
18
19
19
20
20
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
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