Recreio surf break

Recreio surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Saturday 09 May 2026 -03
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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
24.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Recreio today?

The current surf forecast for Recreio at 7AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am May 09). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (09 May)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (09 May)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 33°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
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
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
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2
2
2
!
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
1.2
E
8
1
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
12
1.4
SW
9
1.9
SW
9
2.5
SW
8
2.3
SSW
8
1
S
18
1.5
S
17
1.8
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
152
127
106
116
167
165
177
122
187
190
138
141
107
307
560
721
622
653
1326
1685
4318
3887
3669
3966
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
15
NNE
10
NE
10
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:27AM0.72m
10:35PM0.79m
8:35AM0.71m
11:25PM0.86m
10:46AM0.78m
Low Tide
2:15AM0.51m
2:36PM0.26m
3:31AM0.48m
3:48PM0.22m
4:35AM0.42m
4:51PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
1
2
1
1
3
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
25
24
23
26
32
33
30
25
24
23
23
23
25
22
22
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
25
24
23
26
30
32
31
26
25
25
26
25
26
21
21
20
21
20
20
20
20
20
21
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
1.4
SW
9
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.7
S
19
2.1
SSW
8
1.5
S
17
1.8
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
15
Energy kJ
152
127
106
86
92
97
119
122
187
190
129
104
82
307
66
49
358
527
1326
1685
4318
3887
3669
3966
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.8
E
8
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
E
8
1
S
18
0.8
SSW
11
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
Energy kJ
109
105
100
116
167
165
157
105
103
103
138
141
107
84
112
101
49
653
130
36
36
36
35
35
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.6
SSW
11
0.5
S
12
0.2
S
21
0.4
SSW
20
0.5
S
12
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
Energy kJ
21
43
67
68
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
78
77
35
131
75
35
35
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
1.2
E
8
0.2
WNW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.8
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
SW
5
1.9
SW
9
2.5
SW
8
2.3
SSW
8
1.8
SSW
8
2.1
SSW
10
Energy kJ
2
6
6
3
2
177
1
9
23
39
38
560
721
622
393
971
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
3
4
1
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
2
5
5
5
5
146
146
146
153
141
5
90
90
146
167
90
90
Best forecast wave conditions in Rio de Janeiro
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
3
3
3
1
2
2
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Brazil
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
9
8
6
5
5
9
5
4
4
5
8
9
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