Recreio Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.03° S 43.46° W

Recreio 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 08 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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Recreio at 3AM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Afternoon (09 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Evening (09 Aug)6ft (1.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
4
4
!
4
4
1
1
2
2
3
3
!
!
!
!
!
!
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
10
1.4
SSW
16
1.5
S
15
2.1
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
12
1.9
S
12
2
S
12
2.2
S
12
2.3
S
12
2.4
S
12
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
585
978
978
1605
1483
1462
1249
1336
995
1155
1098
1160
1288
1431
1768
2011
2278
2453
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
NE
5
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
WSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:22AM0.65m
1:38PM0.99m
00:59AM0.73m
2:18PM1.05m
Low Tide
6:20PM0.43m
6:04AM0.16m
7:17PM0.40m
7:02AM0.05m
7:57PM0.37m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
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>
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:35
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
24
24
25
25
26
31
26
23
22
22
21
21
21
21
20
20
20
19
Feels °C
25
26
28
26
25
29
26
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
21
21
20
18
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