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Recreio surf break

Recreio surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Thursday 12 Feb 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
27.8° C
 (Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Recreio today?

The current surf forecast for Recreio at 9PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm February 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Feb)--
Afternoon (12 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (12 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
0.7
S
1
E
1.3
E
1.6
E
1.8
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.4
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)71177777766666777712111110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1551101071632613581311486852647698128176867082739059787761
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
N
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
NE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
N
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
0
ESE
0
W
5
NW
5
NNW
0
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffglasscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
off		offglasscross-
on		cross-
on		crossglassglassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:16PM
0.64
1:21AM
0.87
12:56PM
0.73
1:53AM
0.94
1:26PM
0.83
2:21AM
1.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:44PM
0.27
6:49AM
0.43
6:40PM
0.17
7:25AM
0.36
7:24PM
0.07
7:57AM
0.30
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise------5:39-------5:41-------5:41-
Sunset--6:35-------6:34-------6:34-----
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---1--------------------
Temp. °C313129282725252831312827262525283029272625242427
Feels °C (?)343333323128283134333131302828323332313130282832
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