Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Recreio today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Recreio at 4AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Recreio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 397 | 392 | 371 | 287 | 358 | 183 | 152 | 127 | 127 | 152 | 181 | 152 | 127 | 106 | 83 | 83 | 81 | 64 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 4:47PM0.85m | 5:08AM0.90m | 5:07PM0.81m | 5:47AM0.80m | 5:30PM0.76m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:23PM0.25m | 11:55AM0.35m | 00:02AM0.28m | 12:35PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 10 | S 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 13 | E 7 |
| kJ | 146 | 106 | 371 | 287 | 215 | 183 | 152 | 31 | 16 | 152 | 181 | 152 | 127 | 106 | 83 | 83 | 7 | 64 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 13 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SE 8 | S 10 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 102 | 74 | 73 | 50 | 49 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | E 13 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 10 | SE 8 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | E 7 | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | — |
| kJ | 397 | 392 | — | — | 358 | — | — | 127 | 127 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 81 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 70 | 0 | 0 |
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