
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Recreio today (09 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Recreio at 6PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm November 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Recreio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thu 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | E 6 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
321 | 284 | 281 | 405 | 435 | 495 | 440 | 449 | 517 | 282 | 235 | 235 | 194 | 194 | 157 | 123 | 71 | 151 | 212 | 210 | 373 | 358 | 446 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:57PM0.91m | 2:42AM1.02m | 2:19PM0.90m | 3:13AM0.99m | 2:42PM0.89m | 3:45AM0.94m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:23PM0.04m | 8:54AM0.27m | 8:54PM0.03m | 9:27AM0.32m | 9:28PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | |
— | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | 6:12 | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | S 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
321 | 284 | 281 | 405 | 435 | 495 | 440 | 449 | 517 | 282 | 235 | 235 | 194 | 194 | 157 | 123 | 71 | 151 | 181 | 210 | 44 | 358 | 331 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SE 10 | S 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 9 | S 9 |
233 | 212 | 140 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 68 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 25 | 25 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 15 | S 18 | SSE 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 12 | S 16 | S 15 |
4 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 18 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | — | E 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 75 | 114 | 109 | 106 | 91 | 80 | 71 | 56 | 64 | 149 | 212 | 190 | 373 | — | 446 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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