Recreio Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.03° S 43.46° W

Recreio 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Recreio sea temperature is
22.6°C
1.2° 

Recreio surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Recreio today (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Recreio at 5PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (12 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (12 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.9
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
7
1.4
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.5
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
177
171
121
114
85
59
58
55
52
60
147
191
257
252
245
160
135
140
129
165
190
285
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
5
NNW
10
WSW
0
SW
10
SE
10
SSE
0
SW
5
S
10
S
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
5
E
5
N
5
N
10
NE
5
N
0
NW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
3:12PM0.97m
3:08AM1.10m
3:27PM0.94m
3:38AM1.06m
3:43PM0.91m
Low Tide
9:17AM0.01m
9:19PM0.17m
9:46AM0.09m
9:45PM0.15m
10:14AM0.19m
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:46
5:46
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
2
8
3
4
3
1
4
1
Temp °C
21
23
26
26
25
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
21
20
Feels °C
20
25
26
28
26
22
24
23
22
22
22
21
20
20
20
21
21
21
20
22
24
21
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