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Recreio surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am 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 10AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| 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 16mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | |
110 | 110 | 81 | 88 | 70 | 88 | 107 | 97 | 86 | 117 | 84 | 134 | 413 | 781 | 1215 | 1458 | 1757 | 2111 | 2259 | 2548 | 2334 | 2083 | 1725 | 1387 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | 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 | |
High Tide | 2:54PM1.02m | 2:36AM0.90m | 3:25PM0.99m | 2:58AM0.88m | 3:55PM0.94m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:39AM0.06m | 9:09PM0.25m | 9:10AM0.05m | 9:42PM0.31m | 9:43AM0.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
26 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 9 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
 kJ | 110 | 110 | 81 | 88 | 70 | 88 | 107 | 60 | 60 | 64 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 781 | 1215 | 1458 | 1757 | 2111 | 2259 | 2548 | 2334 | 2083 | 1725 | 1387 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 12 | E 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | S 16 |
| kJ | 63 | 16 | 17 | 61 | 43 | 82 | 60 | 97 | 64 | 117 | 63 | 63 | 82 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 28 | — | — | 615 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | SSW 10 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 11 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 43 | 43 | 12 | 16 | 47 | 28 | 35 | 86 | 38 | 84 | 84 | 5 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | S 4 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 19 | 134 | 413 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 54 | 83 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 90 | 246 | 246 | 167 | 90 | 70 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 78 | 129 | 2 |
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