Recreio Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.03° S 43.46° W

Recreio 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Recreio sea temperature is
22.7° C
1.4° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Recreio at 3PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.9
E
7
1
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
SW
9
1.4
SW
6
1.8
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
106
83
66
66
48
64
49
51
49
48
48
62
79
97
211
358
186
163
144
159
129
303
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
N
0
NE
15
ESE
10
E
0
ESE
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
0
WNW
5
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
N
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
N
25
SW
25
SW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:47AM0.80m
5:30PM0.76m
6:39AM0.70m
5:56PM0.69m
11:33AM0.68m
6:37PM0.62m
Low Tide
12:35PM0.45m
00:56AM0.31m
1:44PM0.54m
2:18AM0.35m
3:37PM0.57m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:15
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:38
5:38
 mm
Temp °C
23
25
30
29
25
24
23
22
22
23
27
25
24
23
24
22
22
27
25
22
20
20
Feels °C
22
24
30
28
25
26
24
23
22
24
27
25
26
24
24
20
20
25
22
21
18
19
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