Recreio surf break

Recreio surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Saturday 02 May 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
26.0° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Recreio today?

The current surf forecast for Recreio at 10AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (02 May)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (02 May)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
11
0.5
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
1.5
S
6
2.1
S
7
2.4
S
8
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
11
3
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
12
2.4
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
110
110
81
88
70
88
107
97
86
117
84
134
413
781
1215
1458
1757
2111
2259
2548
2334
2083
1725
1387
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NW
10
SW
0
E
5
NNE
0
SSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
SE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
NE
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:54PM1.02m
2:36AM0.90m
3:25PM0.99m
2:58AM0.88m
3:55PM0.94m
Low Tide
8:39AM0.06m
9:09PM0.25m
9:10AM0.05m
9:42PM0.31m
9:43AM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:13
6:13
6:13
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5:27
5:27
5:25
2
3
4
4
1
1
1
Temp °C
23
23
22
25
30
30
27
27
26
25
24
23
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
23
22
21
26
26
24
26
30
31
29
29
29
27
25
24
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
2.4
S
8
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
11
3
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
12
2.4
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
Energy kJ
110
110
81
88
70
88
107
60
60
64
59
59
59
781
1215
1458
1757
2111
2259
2548
2334
2083
1725
1387
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
9
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
SSW
12
0.6
E
9
0.6
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.6
S
13
0.5
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
10
0.5
S
13
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
1.1
S
16
Energy kJ
63
16
17
61
43
82
60
97
64
117
63
63
82
40
40
41
41
41
41
41
28
615
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
5
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
SE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSW
10
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.1
SE
11
0.4
SSW
13
Energy kJ
15
43
43
12
16
47
28
35
86
38
84
84
5
57
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
2
0.8
S
4
1.5
S
6
2.1
S
7
0.4
ESE
9
1.1
E
5
1.3
E
5
Energy kJ
1
19
134
413
28
54
83
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
70
0
0
0
5
90
246
246
167
90
70
12
12
8
8
12
78
129
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Rio de Janeiro
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Brazil
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
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