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Recreio Surf Forecast
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Recreio surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Saturday 16 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
23.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Recreio today?
The current surf forecast for Recreio at 1AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Recreio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | |
478 | 486 | 486 | 486 | 466 | 403 | 396 | 396 | 332 | 275 | 264 | 210 | 164 | 161 | 125 | 122 | 92 | 90 | 104 | 106 | 113 | 301 | 524 | 504 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | off | glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:18AM0.85m | 3:19PM1.07m | 2:41AM0.83m | 4:04PM1.01m | 3:07AM0.82m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:03PM0.21m | 8:57AM0.01m | 9:49PM0.30m | 9:39AM0.00m | 10:34PM0.41m | 10:26AM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 13 | S 15 |
 kJ | 478 | 486 | 486 | 486 | 466 | 403 | 396 | 396 | 332 | 275 | 264 | 210 | 164 | 161 | 125 | 122 | 92 | 90 | 42 | 106 | 113 | 301 | 87 | 71 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 4 | WSW 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 21 | S 20 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 44 | 70 | 104 | 43 | 93 | 89 | 79 | 123 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 7 | E 4 | E 7 | E 7 | S 19 | S 18 | S 16 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 51 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | SW 3 | — | WSW 3 | W 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 2 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 47 | 62 | 74 | 66 | 524 | 504 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 146 | 5 | 90 | 5 |
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