Recreio surf break

Recreio surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Sunday 11 Jan 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
28.2° C
(Which is 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Recreio today?

The current surf forecast for Recreio at 8PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm January 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)--
Afternoon (11 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (11 Jan)5ft (1.6m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
3
1
0
0
2
3
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.3
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.8
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.5
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
2
E
1.8
E
1.5
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
Period(s) (?)777778777777788888878888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)121121163240279367156131106134131204392362320163168168201429381263193160
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
15
ESE
15
E
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
N
5
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
5
NE
10
W
5
WNW
5
NE
10
ENE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
NW
5
NW
10
N
5
NW
5
NNE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offglasscrosscross-
off
glasscrosscrossglasscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offglassoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:19PM
0.69
8:19AM
0.65
11:35PM
0.72
11:07AM
0.65
12:39AM
0.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:30PM
0.40
3:15AM
0.46
3:46PM
0.37
4:41AM
0.48
5:00PM
0.31
5:59AM
0.46
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise------5:18-------5:18-------5:20-
Sunset--6:44-------6:44-------6:44-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------151---
Temp. °C343228272625243034312927252425303229262324242328
Feels °C (?)353229292625243034313130272828323230292626272530
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