Recreio Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.03° S 43.46° W

Recreio 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Recreio sea temperature is
25.6°C
3.3° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Recreio at 2AM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)7ft (2.1m)11s
Afternoon (19 Oct)7ft (2.1m)11s
Evening (19 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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)
3
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3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
11
2.3
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
11
2.1
SSW
11
2.1
SSW
11
2
SSW
11
2
SSW
11
1.9
SSW
10
1.8
SSW
10
1.8
SSW
10
1.7
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1000
1227
1556
1480
1315
1085
1034
1016
883
850
712
667
653
584
608
609
524
452
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
S
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
0
ESE
5
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:54PM0.66m
11:22AM0.77m
10:40PM0.66m
11:57AM0.85m
Low Tide
2:52AM0.32m
4:00PM0.52m
4:12AM0.27m
5:02PM0.44m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:18
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5:16
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 mm
1
2
3
2
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Temp °C
22
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
18
18
18
20
20
20
20
Feels °C
23
22
21
21
20
20
20
21
20
20
20
19
19
20
21
20
20
20
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