Recreio Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.03° S 43.46° W

Recreio 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Recreio sea temperature is
24.0°C
2.2° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Recreio at 11AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 03). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 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 Oct)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (03 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (03 Oct)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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)
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
0
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
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)
1.5
S
9
1.6
S
10
1.7
S
11
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
10
0.8
S
10
1
S
10
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
0.9
S
11
1.1
S
12
1.8
E
7
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
397
573
657
644
573
477
392
117
196
407
400
403
185
322
352
256
198
202
158
156
153
144
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
NE
20
W
10
N
5
NNW
10
W
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-on
off
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
11:02AM0.77m
5:27PM0.65m
11:59AM0.85m
7:05PM0.59m
11:10PM0.60m
12:37PM0.92m
Low Tide
3:08PM0.61m
3:03AM0.28m
5:01PM0.58m
8:53PM0.58m
4:35AM0.22m
5:52PM0.50m
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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5:31
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5:31
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5:30
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5:52
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5:52
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5:53
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 mm
8
10
6
7
2
1
1
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2
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1
2
2
Temp °C
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
22
27
29
26
26
21
22
22
22
23
22
21
21
Feels °C
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
22
23
27
30
28
28
22
24
25
24
24
24
23
24
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