Recreio Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.03° S 43.46° W

Recreio 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Recreio sea temperature is
23.0° C
1.7° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Recreio at 6AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (17 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (17 Aug)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
!
3
3
2
2
1
!
!
3
2
3
3
2
0
1
1
3
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
7
1.9
E
8
1.7
E
7
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
1.7
E
7
2.1
E
7
2.2
E
8
2
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.7
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
1
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
483
408
320
245
208
295
470
538
458
323
403
315
236
127
152
147
306
186
152
106
108
86
86
106
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
E
15
E
15
E
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
ENE
15
ESE
10
E
5
NNE
5
N
10
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
4:32AM0.99m
4:47PM0.85m
5:08AM0.90m
5:07PM0.81m
5:47AM0.80m
5:30PM0.76m
Low Tide
10:51PM0.25m
11:23AM0.24m
11:23PM0.25m
11:55AM0.35m
00:02AM0.28m
12:35PM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:38
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
19
21
25
26
24
23
22
20
19
22
27
27
25
25
25
23
23
25
29
27
25
25
Feels °C
19
20
20
22
25
25
24
23
23
20
19
22
27
26
25
26
26
23
22
25
28
26
25
26
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