Recreio Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.03° S 43.46° W

Recreio 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Recreio sea temperature is
23.2°C
1.7° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Recreio at 9AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (28 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (28 Aug)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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)
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
1.1
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
875
747
603
418
411
341
274
205
158
134
134
112
115
94
138
223
263
182
223
201
171
145
117
93
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
E
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
15
ENE
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
WSW
15
SSW
10
W
5
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:22AM1.05m
3:11PM1.04m
2:48AM1.09m
3:30PM1.02m
3:16AM1.11m
3:50PM0.99m
Low Tide
8:53AM-0.06m
9:08PM0.19m
9:28AM-0.05m
9:40PM0.18m
10:04AM-0.00m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:42
5:42
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
19
22
26
26
23
23
23
22
22
26
32
34
29
28
27
26
26
30
32
24
21
21
Feels °C
20
20
20
23
27
26
24
25
25
23
22
27
33
35
29
30
28
27
26
30
32
25
23
24
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