Recreio Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.03° S 43.46° W

Recreio 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Recreio sea temperature is
23.2°C
1.8° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Recreio at 2PM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (25 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Evening (25 Aug)7ft (2.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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)
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4
4
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4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.3
S
13
2.4
S
13
2.2
S
13
2.1
S
13
2.1
S
13
2
S
12
1.9
S
12
2.4
S
16
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
15
2.4
S
15
2.4
S
15
2.3
S
14
2.1
S
14
2
S
14
1.9
S
13
1.7
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2918
2670
2211
1919
1971
1659
1491
1430
1238
1083
2784
2799
2892
2593
2629
2479
2445
2187
1804
1594
1303
1001
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
ESE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
N
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
W
0
SW
0
NW
5
NE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:03PM0.98m
1:33AM0.91m
2:28PM1.02m
1:58AM0.99m
2:50PM1.04m
Low Tide
7:05AM0.09m
7:35PM0.32m
7:43AM0.02m
8:05PM0.27m
8:18AM-0.04m
8:36PM0.22m
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:40
5:40
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
6
6
2
Temp °C
18
18
19
20
19
19
19
19
20
20
23
22
21
21
21
20
20
20
21
23
21
20
Feels °C
19
19
20
21
19
20
20
21
23
23
25
23
22
23
24
23
23
23
24
24
22
21
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