Recreio Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.03° S 43.46° W

Recreio 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Recreio sea temperature is
21.8° C
0.2° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Recreio at 1AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 19). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (20 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (20 Jul)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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)
2
3
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
1
E
8
1.3
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
193
320
302
419
193
164
138
114
138
256
198
203
164
114
116
94
119
203
Wind (km/h)
15
E
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NE
15
E
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:43PM0.79m
5:37AM0.88m
6:08PM0.75m
6:27AM0.80m
6:39PM0.72m
Low Tide
00:12AM0.37m
12:50PM0.30m
00:59AM0.37m
1:38PM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:27
 mm
Temp °C
25
24
23
21
20
21
27
29
25
24
23
21
20
22
28
30
25
25
Feels °C
24
23
22
21
19
20
26
28
24
23
22
19
18
21
26
28
24
24
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