Recreio surf break

Recreio surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Friday 08 May 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
24.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Recreio today?

The current surf forecast for Recreio at 4PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (08 May)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (08 May)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 33°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.6
S
13
1.5
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
1.4
E
8
1
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1.3
SW
8
1.6
SW
9
1.9
SW
9
2.3
SW
9
2.3
SSW
8
1.1
S
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
139
94
77
77
121
226
127
126
103
116
167
165
233
120
187
187
156
129
206
430
562
805
713
776
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
15
N
10
NE
10
NE
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
5
NW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
5:20AM0.76m
8:10PM0.73m
6:27AM0.72m
10:35PM0.79m
8:35AM0.71m
11:25PM0.86m
Low Tide
1:19PM0.26m
2:15AM0.51m
2:36PM0.26m
3:31AM0.48m
3:48PM0.22m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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6:16
6:16
6:16
6:16
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5:23
5:22
5:22
5:22
2
3
2
Temp °C
23
25
30
31
27
26
25
24
22
26
31
33
29
24
24
23
22
24
25
23
22
21
21
20
24
26
29
30
28
26
25
24
22
26
30
32
31
26
27
26
25
26
26
23
21
20
20
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
S
11
0.8
S
18
2.3
SSW
8
Energy kJ
139
94
77
77
76
97
127
126
103
86
114
116
116
120
187
187
156
129
104
84
66
125
436
776
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.7
E
8
0.6
S
11
1.1
S
18
Energy kJ
88
58
58
58
121
117
109
105
100
116
167
165
116
105
103
103
141
102
103
132
98
66
93
751
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.4
S
13
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.4
WSW
4
0.1
S
18
0.6
SSW
8
0.6
S
12
0.1
S
22
0.3
S
21
0.5
S
20
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
Energy kJ
17
35
33
56
6
21
43
67
68
7
7
7
6
6
4
6
46
102
9
75
194
49
50
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
N
3
0.3
N
3
1.5
E
7
0.4
N
3
0.4
N
3
0.2
NNW
4
1.4
E
8
0.6
W
3
0.5
W
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.5
W
3
1.3
SW
8
1.6
SW
9
1.9
SW
9
2.3
SW
9
2.3
SSW
8
1.6
S
8
Energy kJ
3
1
1
226
2
2
1
233
8
7
4
2
5
206
430
562
805
713
343
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
2
5
5
5
146
146
146
165
167
167
Best forecast wave conditions in Rio de Janeiro
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Brazil
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
7
9
5
4
5
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