Recreio surf break

Recreio surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Saturday 21 Mar 2026 -03
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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
26.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Recreio today?

The current surf forecast for Recreio at 1PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (21 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (21 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


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Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.8
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)1099999910101010101099999999885
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)741121121071041048811511311311511511310688888683819949484133
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
S
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
N
5
NNE
0
NE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offglassoffglasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offglassglassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:40AM
0.95
3:55PM
1.10
3:59AM
0.89
4:32PM
1.02
4:20AM
0.83
5:14PM
0.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:10AM
0.12
10:48PM
0.18
10:44AM
0.14
11:30PM
0.32
11:22AM
0.17
12:23AM
0.47
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
Sunrise5:56-------5:58-------5:58-------
Sunset----6:04-------6:02-------6:01---
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C222427262524232222252726242423212124262624232221
Feels °C (?)252829272827262525282928262726242428272725252523
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