Recreio Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.03° S 43.46° W

Recreio 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Recreio sea temperature is
22.7° C
1.4° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Recreio at 11PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)--
Afternoon (18 Aug)--
Evening (18 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 21°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
127
236
156
156
106
83
64
64
62
48
49
51
49
48
48
48
79
77
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
N
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
E
5
E
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
SSE
10
SE
10
E
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:07PM0.81m
5:47AM0.80m
5:30PM0.76m
6:39AM0.70m
5:56PM0.69m
Low Tide
00:02AM0.28m
12:35PM0.45m
00:56AM0.31m
1:44PM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:38
 mm
Temp °C
26
25
25
24
23
25
30
28
25
24
23
22
21
23
27
26
22
23
Feels °C
27
26
25
24
22
25
30
27
25
25
24
23
22
24
28
26
23
24
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