Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Recreio today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Recreio at 2AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Recreio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1303 | 1018 | 875 | 747 | 603 | 418 | 411 | 341 | 274 | 205 | 158 | 178 | 124 | 109 | 109 | 147 | 109 | 186 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:22AM1.05m | 3:11PM1.04m | 2:48AM1.09m | 3:30PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:36PM0.22m | 8:53AM-0.06m | 9:08PM0.19m | 9:28AM-0.05m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 27 | 33 | 34 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 10 | E 7 |
| kJ | 1303 | 1018 | 875 | 747 | 603 | 418 | 411 | 341 | 274 | 205 | 152 | 113 | 124 | 109 | 109 | 86 | 33 | 112 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | — | SSE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 71 | 76 | 62 | — | — | — | — | 158 | 121 | 114 | 83 | 53 | 52 | — | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | — | E 6 | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 7 | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 |
| kJ | 43 | 70 | 78 | — | 128 | — | 81 | 123 | 148 | 152 | — | 178 | — | — | — | 147 | 109 | 186 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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