Recreio Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.03° S 43.46° W

Recreio 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Recreio sea temperature is
23.5° 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 (11 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Recreio at 5PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)--
Afternoon (11 Aug)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (11 Aug)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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)
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4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
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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)
3
S
13
3
S
13
3
S
13
2.5
S
12
2.4
S
12
2.3
S
12
2.3
S
12
2.3
S
12
1.6
S
13
1.8
SSE
13
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.7
S
14
1.8
S
12
2
S
12
2
S
12
1.8
S
13
2.2
S
14
2.2
S
14
2.3
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2628
2773
2508
2065
1707
1530
1505
1505
838
1025
669
781
1065
918
1190
1229
1028
1860
1941
2062
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
E
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
S
10
S
5
S
10
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
2:51PM1.06m
1:56AM0.92m
3:19PM1.04m
2:25AM1.00m
3:40PM1.00m
Low Tide
8:31PM0.35m
8:33AM-0.09m
9:00PM0.33m
9:12AM-0.09m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:36
5:37
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
21
21
20
20
19
18
18
22
27
23
22
21
Feels °C
18
18
18
18
19
19
18
18
21
19
19
20
19
18
18
22
28
24
24
22
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