Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Recreio today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Recreio at 3AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Recreio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 402 | 304 | 294 | 228 | 177 | 171 | 121 | 114 | 206 | 85 | 58 | 72 | 71 | 86 | 191 | 245 | 302 | 253 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:38AM1.10m | 3:12PM0.97m | 3:08AM1.10m | 3:27PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:53PM0.21m | 9:17AM0.01m | 9:19PM0.17m | 9:46AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 26 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | E 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 402 | 304 | 294 | 228 | 177 | 171 | 121 | 114 | 43 | 33 | 53 | 72 | 71 | 86 | 191 | 245 | 302 | 253 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | 42 | 78 | 57 | 54 | 53 | 55 | 58 | 43 | 12 | 85 | 58 | 55 | 34 | 31 | 24 | 39 | 39 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | SW 4 | ESE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 11 | — | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 5 | — | 4 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | — | — | — | NW 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | — | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 10 | — | 206 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 0 | 153 | 78 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
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