Recreio Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.03° S 43.46° W

Recreio 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Recreio sea temperature is
23.4°C
1.9° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • 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 7PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 03). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)--
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 Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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)
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
0
2
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSE
11
1.7
S
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
E
9
0.4
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
927
786
805
718
625
471
401
331
275
210
206
161
123
121
92
80
58
57
39
38
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
NE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
15
S
5
SW
5
W
10
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
10
NE
15
S
5
E
5
WSW
0
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:34PM0.71m
7:12AM0.73m
10:32AM0.72m
6:11PM0.63m
12:06PM0.83m
7:33PM0.56m
Low Tide
1:25PM0.47m
1:30AM0.31m
9:23AM0.71m
3:09PM0.55m
3:11AM0.31m
5:11PM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:44
5:44
 mm
2
2
Temp °C
24
25
22
22
21
20
19
23
28
25
22
22
21
20
20
22
23
24
21
21
Feels °C
23
24
22
23
21
20
19
24
29
25
24
24
23
22
23
23
24
26
24
24
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