Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Recreio today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Recreio at 3AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Recreio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 49 | 46 | 78 | 72 | 96 | 96 | 140 | 179 | 230 | 244 | 239 | 250 | 275 | 260 | 260 | 231 | 178 | 174 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:50PM0.84m | 4:59AM0.80m | 4:19PM0.79m | 5:46AM0.72m | 4:56PM0.73m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:55PM0.18m | 11:31AM0.49m | 11:51PM0.25m | 12:46PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 49 | 46 | 78 | 72 | 96 | 96 | 140 | 179 | 230 | 244 | 239 | 250 | 275 | 260 | 260 | 231 | 178 | 174 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SE 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | N 3 | — | — | SSE 11 | ENE 7 | — | S 16 | SSE 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 9 | — | 5 | 19 | 61 | 99 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 13 | S 13 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | SSE 11 | — | ENE 7 | E 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 12 | — | 9 | 3 | 9 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | N 2 | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 11 | 30 | 33 | 43 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 78 | 90 | 5 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 0 |
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