Recreio surf break

Recreio surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Monday 13 Apr 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
25.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Recreio today?

The current surf forecast for Recreio at 5PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am April 13). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (13 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (13 Apr)2ft (0.6m)18s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
Period(s) (?)111110101018171616151414131313888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)308256241206194221214249240267199131167121161106105105103959593113105
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
NE
0
E
5
NNE
5
NW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
E
5
NNE
5
N
5
N
5
WNW
5
SSW
10
S
10
SE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glassoncross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
Sunrise-6:05-------6:05-------6:05------
Sunset---5:42-------5:40-------5:39----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212325242323222120232524232221201922252422222120
Feels °C (?)232526242424242422252624242423222024262423252322
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