Recreio Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.03° S 43.46° W

Recreio 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 27 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 2AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

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 33°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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)
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
13
1.7
S
13
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
1.3
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1.2
E
7
1
E
7
1.3
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1303
1018
875
747
603
418
411
341
274
205
158
178
124
109
109
147
109
186
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
E
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:22AM1.05m
3:11PM1.04m
2:48AM1.09m
3:30PM1.02m
Low Tide
8:36PM0.22m
8:53AM-0.06m
9:08PM0.19m
9:28AM-0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:42
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
19
19
19
22
26
26
23
23
23
22
22
26
32
33
29
28
Feels °C
21
21
20
20
20
23
27
26
24
25
25
23
22
27
33
34
30
29
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