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Recreio surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Sunday 03 May 2026 -03Forecast 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
25.7° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Recreio today?
The current surf forecast for Recreio at 10PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (03 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Recreio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wed 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | |
510 | 529 | 1375 | 1750 | 1755 | 2486 | 2501 | 2884 | 2431 | 2355 | 1932 | 2291 | 2747 | 3931 | 4136 | 3760 | 3040 | 2457 | 2012 | 1620 | 1423 | 1047 | 878 | 760 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 3:25PM0.99m | 2:58AM0.88m | 3:55PM0.94m | 3:23AM0.86m | 4:28PM0.88m | 3:54AM0.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:10AM0.05m | 9:42PM0.31m | 9:43AM0.07m | 10:17PM0.36m | 10:21AM0.11m | 10:57PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
 | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 |
21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 27 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
 kJ | 42 | 529 | 1375 | 1750 | 1755 | 2486 | 2501 | 2884 | 2431 | 2355 | 1932 | 2291 | 2747 | 3931 | 4136 | 3760 | 3040 | 2457 | 2012 | 1620 | 1423 | 1047 | 878 | 760 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 8 | E 9 | E 9 | S 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 6 | E 5 |
| kJ | 53 | 307 | 41 | 41 | 518 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | — | — | — | 27 | 15 | 34 | 25 | 20 | 14 | — | 13 | 13 | 12 | 39 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | 41 | — | — | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | 15 | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | E 5 | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 |
| kJ | 510 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | 29 | 52 | 68 | 65 | 43 | — | 43 | — | 27 | 37 | 54 | 58 | 49 | 75 | 45 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 167 | 90 | 90 | 35 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 78 | 129 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 37 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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