Recreio Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.03° S 43.46° W

Recreio 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Recreio sea temperature is
23.3° C
2.0° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Recreio at 5AM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (15 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Evening (15 Aug)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
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
Rating
(10 max)
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4
3
4
4
3
3
2
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
14
2.2
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.4
S
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.4
SSE
13
2.3
SSE
13
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
2.1
ESE
7
2.5
ESE
7
2.4
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1647
1755
2091
2084
2085
2022
1836
1760
857
735
735
625
526
431
354
408
645
670
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
SSW
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
25
E
20
E
15
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:58PM0.96m
3:27AM1.07m
4:13PM0.91m
3:59AM1.05m
4:29PM0.88m
Low Tide
9:55PM0.29m
10:21AM0.03m
10:22PM0.27m
10:52AM0.13m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
21
21
21
22
24
20
21
20
20
19
19
20
24
24
22
21
Feels °C
23
22
23
22
23
24
26
19
22
20
20
19
19
20
23
22
21
21
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