Recreio Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.03° S 43.46° W

Recreio 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Recreio sea temperature is
22.4°C
0.9° 

Recreio surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Recreio today (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Recreio at 3PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (17 Sep)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (17 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

Table - waves today at Recreio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
11
1.7
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
1.8
E
6
2.1
E
7
2.1
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
441
408
474
918
695
621
332
326
449
403
403
332
326
251
239
198
194
154
173
259
392
403
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:16AM0.80m
4:43PM0.78m
6:02AM0.70m
5:10PM0.71m
11:24AM0.69m
5:50PM0.63m
Low Tide
11:49AM0.48m
00:09AM0.28m
1:04PM0.57m
1:39AM0.34m
3:11PM0.59m
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5:48
5:48
5:47
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5:47
5:47
5:47
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Temp °C
18
18
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
20
21
20
19
18
18
18
20
23
24
22
20
Feels °C
18
18
19
18
18
17
18
18
18
18
20
20
19
18
18
18
18
20
22
23
21
19
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