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Recreio surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Saturday 02 May 2026 -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
26.0° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Recreio today?
The current surf forecast for Recreio at 10PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (02 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Recreio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tue 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 10 | ESE 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 5 | S 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | |
70 | 88 | 107 | 97 | 86 | 115 | 84 | 114 | 507 | 727 | 1293 | 1430 | 1324 | 2221 | 2297 | 2319 | 2099 | 1812 | 1697 | 2116 | 2910 | 3567 | 3612 | 3245 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 2:54PM1.02m | 2:36AM0.90m | 3:25PM0.99m | 2:58AM0.88m | 3:55PM0.94m | 3:23AM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:09PM0.25m | 9:10AM0.05m | 9:42PM0.31m | 9:43AM0.07m | 10:17PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
 | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 |
30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | ESE 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
 kJ | 70 | 88 | 107 | 97 | 60 | 64 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 727 | 1293 | 1430 | 1324 | 2221 | 2297 | 2319 | 2099 | 1812 | 1697 | 2116 | 2910 | 3567 | 3612 | 3245 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 11 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 13 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 43 | 82 | 60 | 60 | 64 | 115 | 84 | 64 | 54 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 473 | 41 | 41 | 28 | 28 | — | — | 28 | 26 | 60 | 39 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 13 | SE 11 | SSW 13 | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 17 | 47 | 28 | 35 | 86 | 38 | 57 | 84 | 5 | 53 | — | — | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 5 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | ESE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | — | — | E 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 114 | 507 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 40 | 64 | 77 | 72 | — | — | 74 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 146 | 246 | 246 | 167 | 70 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 35 | 78 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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