Recreio surf break

Recreio surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Friday 22 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
24.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Recreio today?

The current surf forecast for Recreio at 8PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)--
Afternoon (22 May)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (22 May)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
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4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
14
3
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.3
S
14
2.1
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3074
3208
2987
2959
2747
2487
2281
2033
1567
1247
1077
946
932
775
638
547
547
464
446
342
335
277
272
220
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
E
0
S
10
WSW
10
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
NNE
0
N
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
glassy
High Tide
10:05PM0.74m
6:06AM0.75m
10:53PM0.75m
8:02AM0.72m
11:23PM0.76m
Low Tide
1:26PM0.20m
2:09AM0.60m
2:37PM0.25m
3:16AM0.55m
3:45PM0.28m
4:17AM0.48m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:24
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5:16
5:16
5:16
5:16
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
20
23
25
23
22
21
20
20
21
24
24
22
21
21
21
20
21
22
21
22
21
21
20
20
21
24
26
26
24
23
22
22
23
26
25
24
23
23
24
22
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
14
3
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.3
S
14
2.1
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
Energy kJ
3074
3208
2987
2959
2747
2487
2281
2033
1567
1247
1077
946
932
775
638
547
547
464
446
342
335
277
272
220
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
1.3
E
6
1.1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
128
89
56
32
23
23
15
14
14
15
15
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
8
Energy kJ
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
4
1.1
E
5
1
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.5
E
6
1.6
ENE
6
Energy kJ
17
67
67
101
140
167
182
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
8
8
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
5
5
0
0
0
0
12
42
0
5
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Rio de Janeiro
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Brazil
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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