
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Recreio today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Recreio at 2PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Recreio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 33°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | 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 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
160 | 135 | 111 | 114 | 113 | 76 | 117 | 117 | 146 | 149 | 133 | 136 | 113 | 112 | 112 | 90 | 90 | 70 | 108 | 355 | 449 | 1237 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 12:38PM0.86m | 00:12AM0.76m | 1:06PM0.94m | 00:42AM0.86m | 1:32PM1.00m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:57AM0.28m | 5:55PM0.45m | 5:53AM0.18m | 6:30PM0.37m | 6:37AM0.09m | 7:03PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||
5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 5 | 9 |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 30 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 29 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 22 | 25 | 30 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 29 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 5 | E 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | E 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
160 | 135 | 111 | 114 | 9 | 76 | 117 | 117 | 146 | 149 | 133 | 136 | 113 | 112 | 112 | 27 | 90 | 70 | 108 | 137 | 432 | 1237 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 5 | S 11 | E 8 | SSW 5 | E 8 | E 8 | S 22 | E 12 | E 12 |
24 | 24 | 23 | 10 | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 10 | 90 | 33 | 50 | 47 | 9 | 137 | 134 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 7 | ESE 11 | E 12 | S 22 | S 20 | S 18 |
7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 42 | 69 | 9 | 68 | 315 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | — | E 8 | E 4 | — | — | — | N 3 | WNW 3 | W 5 | WSW 5 | — | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | SE 6 |
9 | 2 | 1 | — | 113 | 13 | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 43 | 48 | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | 355 | 449 | 75 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 146 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 133 | 146 | 129 | 12 |
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