Recreio surf break

Recreio surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Tuesday 14 Apr 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
25.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Recreio today?

The current surf forecast for Recreio at 1AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (15 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (15 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


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Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
0.6
SSE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
0.6
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.9
SE
0.6
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
Period(s) (?)1313131288888888888137712128121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)167121161144114117117151151122135135135145141137140121113147109104137133
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
0
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
S
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassononcross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassoffoffoffglasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise-----6:05-------6:07-------6:07--
Sunset-------5:39-------5:38-------5:38
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C232221202023252423232221202326252323222121242828
Feels °C (?)252423212125262525272523222528262525252323263029
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