Recreio surf break

Recreio surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Wednesday 13 May 2026 -03
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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
24.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Recreio today?

The current surf forecast for Recreio at 4AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (14 May)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (14 May)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
4
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4
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3
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
13
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.3
S
13
2
S
14
2.1
S
14
2.1
S
13
2.1
S
13
2
S
13
2.1
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
2
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1314
1116
972
841
827
814
786
599
1617
1807
1609
1561
1400
1408
1240
1183
1164
1025
1053
902
754
604
561
561
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
0
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NNW
0
NNW
5
S
10
S
5
SE
0
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
W
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
0
SW
5
S
10
SSE
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:08AM0.94m
1:10PM1.03m
1:34AM0.92m
1:53PM1.08m
1:57AM0.88m
2:35PM1.09m
Low Tide
6:39PM0.08m
6:57AM0.18m
7:28PM0.09m
7:37AM0.11m
8:16PM0.13m
8:16AM0.05m
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6:18
6:18
6:18
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5:21
5:20
5:20
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Temp °C
21
21
20
20
20
22
24
23
22
21
21
21
21
21
23
23
22
22
22
21
21
22
23
23
23
24
22
22
22
24
25
24
25
24
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
26
26
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
13
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.3
S
13
2
S
14
2.1
S
14
2.1
S
13
2.1
S
13
2
S
13
2.1
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
2
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
Energy kJ
1314
1116
972
841
827
814
786
599
1617
1807
1609
1561
1400
1408
1240
1183
1164
1025
1053
902
754
604
561
561
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
1.3
SSW
11
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
Energy kJ
25
14
13
13
13
13
12
407
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
20
18
10
10
10
4
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
14
0.3
SE
14
0.3
SE
14
0.3
SE
14
0.3
SE
14
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
13
0.3
E
8
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
33
32
29
29
29
28
28
12
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
4
0.5
W
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.5
W
4
0.4
WSW
4
Energy kJ
7
8
10
8
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
78
78
0
2
2
2
0
5
167
167
90
5
90
5
0
0
141
78
Best forecast wave conditions in Rio de Janeiro
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Brazil
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
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