Recreio Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.03° S 43.46° W

Recreio 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Recreio sea temperature is
22.0° C
0.3° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Recreio at 1AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (18 Jul)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (18 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
10
1.5
E
7
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.3
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.5
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
153
243
187
156
127
108
88
85
150
131
198
367
193
142
142
142
169
256
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
NE
15
E
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
N
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:02PM0.88m
4:16AM0.99m
5:22PM0.83m
4:55AM0.95m
5:43PM0.79m
Low Tide
11:02PM0.40m
11:31AM0.09m
11:35PM0.39m
12:09PM0.20m
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>
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:25
 mm
Temp °C
24
23
21
19
18
20
25
28
24
24
22
21
20
21
27
29
25
24
Feels °C
22
21
19
17
16
19
23
25
23
23
21
20
19
20
26
28
24
23
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