
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Recreio today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Recreio at 6AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am July 16). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Recreio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
420 | 428 | 428 | 391 | 540 | 357 | 357 | 287 | 282 | 249 | 216 | 212 | 208 | 184 | 180 | 229 | 178 | 152 | 155 | 108 | 111 | 107 | 126 | 256 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:05AM0.96m | 4:40PM0.94m | 3:40AM0.99m | 5:02PM0.88m | 4:16AM0.99m | 5:22PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:12AM-0.06m | 10:32PM0.40m | 10:52AM0.00m | 11:02PM0.40m | 11:31AM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 8 |
420 | 428 | 428 | 391 | 540 | 357 | 357 | 287 | 233 | 168 | 134 | 106 | 102 | 184 | 180 | 152 | 178 | 152 | 155 | 108 | 111 | 74 | 73 | 169 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 13 | S 18 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 10 |
42 | 85 | 74 | 45 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 282 | 249 | 216 | 212 | 208 | 3 | 6 | 150 | 122 | 122 | 98 | 80 | 79 | 38 | 38 | 46 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 19 | S 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 |
22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | — | — | ENE 7 | N 3 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | ENE 7 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | N 3 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 |
43 | 92 | 67 | 104 | 92 | 51 | 95 | 225 | — | — | 262 | 1 | — | 78 | 93 | 229 | — | 301 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 107 | 126 | 256 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 78 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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