Recreio surf break

Recreio surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Friday 08 May 2026 -03
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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
24.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Recreio today?

The current surf forecast for Recreio at 10AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (08 May)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (08 May)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.2
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
1.2
E
7
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
1.4
E
8
1
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1
E
8
0.7
S
12
1
SW
8
1.3
SW
9
1.6
SW
9
2.1
SW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
274
250
139
94
77
139
121
117
152
127
102
116
167
165
233
117
182
182
122
136
125
255
406
711
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
10
NE
10
NE
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
10
SSW
15
SSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:20AM0.76m
8:10PM0.73m
6:27AM0.72m
10:35PM0.79m
8:35AM0.71m
Low Tide
00:57AM0.50m
1:19PM0.26m
2:15AM0.51m
2:36PM0.26m
3:31AM0.48m
3:48PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
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6:16
6:16
6:16
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5:23
5:22
5:22
1
Temp °C
25
24
23
25
30
31
27
26
25
24
22
26
31
32
25
24
24
23
23
24
27
24
22
22
26
25
24
26
29
31
28
26
25
24
22
26
30
32
27
26
27
26
26
27
29
25
21
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
1
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
1
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
1
SW
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
Energy kJ
134
142
139
94
77
78
78
97
152
127
102
108
113
113
94
117
182
182
122
102
125
82
84
66
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.7
SW
8
0.9
E
8
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
20
Energy kJ
119
89
88
58
57
58
121
117
109
105
100
116
167
165
116
105
103
103
102
66
102
107
77
194
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.4
S
13
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.3
WSW
4
0.4
SW
9
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.1
S
22
0.3
S
20
0.5
S
12
Energy kJ
17
17
35
33
56
6
21
43
67
68
7
7
7
6
6
3
22
136
103
9
73
76
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
7
1.6
E
7
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
N
3
1.2
E
7
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
1.4
E
8
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
3
1.3
SW
9
1.6
SW
9
2.1
SW
9
Energy kJ
274
250
3
1
139
1
4
233
5
6
5
3
3
3
255
406
711
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
5
2
5
5
5
90
150
146
153
Best forecast wave conditions in Rio de Janeiro
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Brazil
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
7
9
5
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