Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Recreio today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Recreio at 4AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Recreio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1811 | 1659 | 1753 | 1699 | 1351 | 1083 | 2784 | 2799 | 2616 | 2593 | 2629 | 2479 | 2249 | 2032 | 1804 | 1594 | 1172 | 1018 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:33AM0.91m | 2:28PM1.02m | 1:58AM0.99m | 2:50PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:35PM0.32m | 7:43AM0.02m | 8:05PM0.27m | 8:18AM-0.04m | 8:36PM0.22m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 1811 | 1659 | 1753 | 1699 | 1351 | 1083 | 2784 | 2799 | 2616 | 2593 | 2629 | 2479 | 2249 | 2032 | 1804 | 1594 | 1172 | 1018 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 267 | 535 | 868 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 24 | 24 | 34 | 28 | 17 | — | 13 | 19 | 26 | 51 | 78 | 74 | — | 54 | 54 | 82 | 127 | 194 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 37 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 78 | 0 | 0 |
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