
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Recreio today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Recreio at 6AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Recreio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
890 | 949 | 969 | 976 | 927 | 773 | 805 | 718 | 550 | 471 | 401 | 331 | 275 | 210 | 167 | 161 | 123 | 94 | 82 | 58 | 58 | 55 | 38 | 35 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross | cross | on | glassy |
High Tide | 5:53AM0.85m | 5:34PM0.71m | 7:12AM0.73m | 10:32AM0.72m | 6:11PM0.63m | 12:06PM0.83m | 7:33PM0.56m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:16AM0.27m | 1:25PM0.47m | 1:30AM0.31m | 9:23AM0.71m | 3:09PM0.55m | 3:11AM0.31m | 5:11PM0.54m | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 6 |
890 | 949 | 969 | 976 | 927 | 773 | 805 | 718 | 550 | 471 | 401 | 331 | 275 | 210 | 167 | 161 | 123 | 94 | 82 | 58 | 53 | 55 | 36 | 25 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | SSE 14 | — | S 14 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 4 | SW 4 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 8 |
36 | 23 | 23 | 23 | — | 210 | — | 4 | 178 | 167 | 159 | 116 | 99 | 104 | 86 | 44 | 18 | 21 | 53 | 53 | 58 | 39 | 38 | 35 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SE 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 27 | 71 | 53 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 25 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | SE 3 | ESE 4 |
— | — | — | — | 36 | 35 | 104 | 193 | 376 | 327 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 0 | 99 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 42 | 88 | 0 |
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