
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Recreio today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Recreio at 9AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Recreio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
94 | 98 | 120 | 127 | 133 | 112 | 112 | 90 | 88 | 68 | 49 | 154 | 321 | 391 | 1137 | 1253 | 891 | 808 | 871 | 1229 | 1956 | 1813 | 1706 | 1608 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:06PM0.94m | 00:42AM0.86m | 1:32PM1.00m | 1:08AM0.96m | 1:56PM1.03m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:53AM0.18m | 6:30PM0.37m | 6:37AM0.09m | 7:03PM0.29m | 7:15AM0.01m | 7:35PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
94 | 98 | 120 | 127 | 133 | 112 | 112 | 90 | 88 | 68 | 49 | 34 | 69 | 137 | 1137 | 1253 | 891 | 808 | 668 | 1229 | 1956 | 1813 | 1706 | 1608 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | S 14 | S 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 11 | — | — | ESE 11 | E 10 |
9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 41 | 15 | 77 | 137 | 134 | 132 | 513 | 871 | 487 | — | — | 37 | 53 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 12 | SE 14 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 13 | S 12 | S 20 | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 32 | 77 | 8 | 58 | 150 | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 2 | NW 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | ESE 6 | — | ESE 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
— | 1 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 24 | 17 | — | — | 1 | 27 | 154 | 321 | 391 | 47 | — | 59 | 320 | 303 | 297 | 297 | 379 | 126 | 164 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 99 | 164 | 246 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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