
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Recreio today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Recreio at 9AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Recreio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 21°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
54 | 40 | 39 | 40 | 28 | 37 | 54 | 50 | 43 | 43 | 58 | 64 | 63 | 55 | 53 | 77 | 75 | 98 | 131 | 131 | 120 | 92 | 87 | 81 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:47PM0.93m | 3:21AM1.03m | 3:06PM0.91m | 3:51AM0.96m | 3:27PM0.88m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:15AM0.19m | 9:14PM0.07m | 9:44AM0.26m | 9:43PM0.08m | 10:13AM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | — | — | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 28 | 28 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 31 | 31 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
54 | 40 | 39 | 40 | 28 | 37 | 54 | 50 | 43 | 43 | 58 | 62 | 63 | 49 | 49 | 77 | 75 | 98 | 131 | 131 | 120 | 92 | 87 | 81 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 4 | E 6 |
2 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 58 | 55 | 53 | 32 | 31 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 7 | S 14 |
7 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 26 | 46 | 64 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | W 3 | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNE 2 | WNW 3 | SSW 2 | SW 3 |
3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 129 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 5 |
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