Recreio surf break

Recreio surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Tuesday 07 Apr 2026 -03
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
24.7° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Recreio today?

The current surf forecast for Recreio at 1AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (08 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (08 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tue
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
3
4
4
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.9
S
1
S
1.3
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.9
SSW
2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)141413131313131312121212121313121212121313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)117598591577276065355545135635028228222911711722129050359312671316159916971671
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
W
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
0
NE
5
SSW
10
S
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
onglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:11PM
0.82
4:38AM
0.78
5:58PM
0.73
5:15AM
0.72
10:46PM
0.70
6:16AM
0.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:51PM
0.48
12:08PM
0.26
1:10AM
0.54
1:35PM
0.32
2:56AM
0.56
Tue
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise-----6:03-------6:03-------6:03--
Sunset-------5:45-------5:45-------5:45
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------12--32---1311222
Temp. °C262625242327313226262524232727262524242424242424
Feels °C (?)293028262429323529292826253028282827272828282626
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