Recreio Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.03° S 43.46° W

Recreio 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Recreio sea temperature is
23.3°C
1.9° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Recreio at 7PM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)--
Afternoon (22 Aug)7ft (2.2m)11s
Evening (22 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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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2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
!
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSW
10
2.2
SSW
11
2.1
SSW
11
2
SSW
10
2
SSW
10
1.9
SSW
10
1.9
SSW
10
1.9
SSW
10
1.8
SSW
10
1.8
SSW
10
1.9
S
10
1.8
SSW
11
1.8
SSW
11
2.1
S
13
2.2
S
13
2.4
S
13
2.5
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
973
1080
989
842
842
734
698
684
603
653
755
705
836
1452
1592
1909
2836
2834
2904
2584
Wind (km/h)
5
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
12:28PM0.77m
11:51PM0.63m
1:04PM0.85m
00:35AM0.73m
1:35PM0.92m
Low Tide
5:35PM0.53m
5:24AM0.27m
6:30PM0.46m
6:21AM0.18m
7:05PM0.39m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:39
5:39
 mm
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
20
20
20
19
18
18
18
19
20
20
20
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
20
20
20
19
18
18
18
20
20
20
20
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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