Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Recreio today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Recreio at 2AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Recreio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 883 | 850 | 787 | 667 | 653 | 653 | 608 | 609 | 524 | 452 | 441 | 377 | 371 | 377 | 375 | 389 | 396 | 381 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:40PM0.66m | 11:57AM0.85m | 11:30PM0.77m | 12:27PM0.92m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:00PM0.52m | 4:12AM0.27m | 5:02PM0.44m | 5:12AM0.19m | 5:47PM0.36m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 883 | 850 | 787 | 667 | 653 | 653 | 608 | 609 | 524 | 452 | 441 | 377 | 371 | 377 | 375 | 389 | 396 | 381 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 44 | 42 | 40 | 39 | 23 | 43 | 57 | 55 | 52 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 12 | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 26 | 44 | 47 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 141 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 78 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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