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Recreio surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Friday 05 Dec 2025 -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
25.9° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Recreio today?
The current surf forecast for Recreio at 3PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am December 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Recreio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
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 kJ (?) | 171 | 201 | 169 | 169 | 154 | 146 | 147 | 163 | 116 | 92 | 66 | 41 | 43 | 58 | 62 | 106 | 126 | 46 | 45 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 124 | 92 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:10PM 0.83 | 3:40AM 1.03 | 2:37PM 0.84 | 4:22AM 0.96 | 3:09PM 0.86 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:13AM 0.32 | 9:03PM -0.03 | 9:55AM 0.40 | 9:47PM -0.03 | 10:33AM 0.47 | 10:34PM 0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | Mon 08 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:29 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
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