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Recreio surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Monday 15 Dec 2025 -03Forecast 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
26.5° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Recreio today?
The current surf forecast for Recreio at 3PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Recreio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 87 | 87 | 72 | 77 | 75 | 74 | 71 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 89 | 68 | 84 | 54 | 61 | 63 | 333 | 845 | 541 | 831 | 587 | 512 | 414 | 306 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | glass | on | cross- on | glass | glass | off | off | cross- off | off | cross | cross- on | glass | cross | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:52AM 0.76 | 12:34AM 0.85 | 12:25PM 0.78 | 1:16AM 0.90 | 12:56PM 0.80 | 1:53AM 0.94 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:24AM 0.37 | 5:40PM 0.28 | 6:16AM 0.35 | 6:24PM 0.20 | 7:02AM 0.34 | 7:04PM 0.13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:36 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 11 | 26 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 27 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 33 | 36 | 32 | 33 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
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