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Recreio surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil
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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
23.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Recreio today?
The current surf forecast for Recreio at 6AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am May 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Recreio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 9 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 9 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | S 19 | S 18 | |
486 | 486 | 466 | 403 | 396 | 396 | 332 | 275 | 270 | 260 | 208 | 161 | 125 | 122 | 120 | 90 | 73 | 106 | 93 | 322 | 650 | 558 | 467 | 743 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:19PM1.07m | 2:41AM0.83m | 4:04PM1.01m | 3:07AM0.82m | 4:52PM0.92m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:57AM0.01m | 9:49PM0.30m | 9:39AM0.00m | 10:34PM0.41m | 10:26AM0.03m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 4 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
25 | 23 | 22 | 27 | 30 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 9 | S 14 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 13 | S 15 | S 19 | SSW 8 |
486 | 486 | 466 | 403 | 396 | 396 | 332 | 275 | 270 | 260 | 208 | 161 | 125 | 122 | 120 | 90 | 73 | 106 | 83 | 322 | 87 | 71 | 467 | 263 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | WSW 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 7 | E 7 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 21 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 18 |
4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 44 | 70 | 67 | 42 | 93 | 90 | 79 | 51 | 108 | 743 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 4 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 18 | S 16 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 10 | S 10 | E 7 | S 16 | S 16 | S 20 | S 15 | S 14 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 46 | 20 | 122 | 38 | 329 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 7 | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | WSW 4 | NW 2 | N 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | — | W 3 | WSW 2 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 5 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — |
— | — | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 28 | 34 | 38 | 57 | 650 | 558 | 382 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 146 | 5 | 90 | 5 |
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