Recreio Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.03° S 43.46° W

Recreio 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Recreio sea temperature is
22.7° C
1.4° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Recreio at 4PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 21°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
2
1
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.9
E
7
1.1
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
358
186
127
127
103
200
152
156
106
83
64
64
64
64
49
49
49
48
47
61
77
104
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
5
NE
10
ESE
10
E
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
0
E
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
E
5
NNE
Wind State
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:08AM0.90m
5:07PM0.81m
5:47AM0.80m
5:30PM0.76m
6:39AM0.70m
5:56PM0.69m
Low Tide
11:55AM0.35m
00:02AM0.28m
12:35PM0.45m
00:56AM0.31m
1:44PM0.54m
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
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:38
 mm
Temp °C
20
22
27
27
25
25
25
24
23
25
30
28
25
25
23
22
21
23
28
26
23
23
Feels °C
20
22
28
27
26
27
26
25
23
26
31
28
26
27
24
23
22
24
29
27
25
25
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