Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Recreio today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Recreio at 2AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Recreio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 345 | 401 | 385 | 287 | 306 | 287 | 458 | 227 | 259 | 299 | 491 | 263 | 198 | 266 | 142 | 206 | 122 | 80 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:50PM0.63m | 12:07PM0.78m | 11:34PM0.65m | 12:38PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:11PM0.59m | 3:30AM0.35m | 5:03PM0.54m | 4:57AM0.28m | 5:55PM0.45m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 30 | 33 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | S 12 | S 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 11 | E 8 |
| kJ | 85 | 83 | 25 | 49 | 306 | 287 | 259 | 98 | 67 | 299 | 310 | 263 | 198 | 169 | 142 | 117 | 9 | 80 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 4 | S 11 | S 11 | — | S 11 |
| kJ | 14 | 31 | 54 | 23 | 80 | 78 | 69 | 7 | 7 | 43 | 42 | 24 | 24 | 5 | 23 | 10 | — | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | — | — | — | SE 14 | — | — | S 12 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 17 | 16 | 23 | 13 | 14 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 24 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | — | N 4 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 4 |
| kJ | 345 | 401 | 385 | 287 | — | — | 458 | 227 | 259 | — | 491 | — | 16 | 266 | — | 206 | 122 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 129 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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