Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Recreio today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Recreio at 7PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Recreio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 33°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2784 | 2799 | 2616 | 2593 | 2629 | 2479 | 2249 | 2004 | 2085 | 1594 | 1172 | 1001 | 875 | 759 | 522 | 418 | 347 | 284 | 224 | 164 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:28PM1.02m | 1:58AM0.99m | 2:50PM1.04m | 2:22AM1.05m | 3:11PM1.04m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:05PM0.27m | 8:18AM-0.04m | 8:36PM0.22m | 8:53AM-0.06m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 25 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 2784 | 2799 | 2616 | 2593 | 2629 | 2479 | 2249 | 2004 | 2085 | 1594 | 1172 | 1001 | 875 | 759 | 522 | 418 | 347 | 284 | 224 | 164 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 135 | 100 | 84 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | E 6 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 13 | 21 | 35 | 44 | 69 | 74 | 62 | 50 | 59 | 49 | 64 | 77 | 112 | 148 | — | 163 | — | 89 | 130 | 152 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 129 | 70 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
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