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Recreio surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil
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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
23.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Recreio today?
The current surf forecast for Recreio at 7AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Recreio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | |
985 | 872 | 730 | 582 | 561 | 478 | 478 | 486 | 486 | 486 | 466 | 403 | 403 | 396 | 326 | 275 | 229 | 210 | 164 | 127 | 125 | 94 | 92 | 90 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:35PM1.09m | 2:18AM0.85m | 3:19PM1.07m | 2:41AM0.83m | 4:04PM1.01m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:16AM0.05m | 9:03PM0.21m | 8:57AM0.01m | 9:49PM0.30m | 9:39AM0.00m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
24 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
985 | 872 | 730 | 582 | 561 | 478 | 478 | 486 | 486 | 486 | 466 | 403 | 403 | 396 | 326 | 275 | 229 | 210 | 164 | 127 | 125 | 94 | 92 | 90 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ENE 7 | ESE 5 | SSE 5 | S 16 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 19 | E 7 | S 16 | E 7 | S 16 | S 15 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 4 | 44 | 70 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | E 4 | NE 2 | N 2 | NNW 3 | — | S 5 | SW 3 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 5 | 70 | 0 | 0 |
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