Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Recreio today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Recreio at 9AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Recreio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 875 | 747 | 603 | 418 | 411 | 341 | 274 | 205 | 158 | 134 | 134 | 112 | 115 | 94 | 138 | 223 | 263 | 182 | 223 | 201 | 171 | 145 | 117 | 93 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:22AM1.05m | 3:11PM1.04m | 2:48AM1.09m | 3:30PM1.02m | 3:16AM1.11m | 3:50PM0.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:53AM-0.06m | 9:08PM0.19m | 9:28AM-0.05m | 9:40PM0.18m | 10:04AM-0.00m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 32 | 34 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 24 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 27 | 33 | 35 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 25 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | WSW 6 | E 9 |
| kJ | 875 | 747 | 603 | 418 | 411 | 341 | 274 | 205 | 150 | 134 | 134 | 112 | 115 | 94 | 33 | 138 | 142 | 182 | 223 | 201 | 171 | 145 | 63 | 93 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 9 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | — | 71 | 76 | 78 | — | — | — | — | 158 | 121 | 114 | 83 | 53 | 52 | — | 33 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 117 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | WNW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 78 | — | — | — | 76 | 95 | 132 | 130 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 138 | 223 | 263 | — | — | 3 | 18 | 70 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 167 | 5 | 5 |
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