Recreio Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.03° S 43.46° W

Recreio 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Recreio sea temperature is
23.0°C
1.6° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Recreio at 1AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (16 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (16 Sep)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
1.2
S
9
0.9
S
10
0.7
S
13
1.1
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
10
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
11
1.6
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
175
171
162
155
240
165
157
347
544
604
630
585
480
436
417
933
683
541
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
5
W
5
SSW
5
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:01PM0.88m
4:41AM0.90m
4:21PM0.83m
5:16AM0.80m
4:43PM0.78m
Low Tide
10:42PM0.16m
11:10AM0.39m
11:18PM0.21m
11:49AM0.48m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:47
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
19
19
18
19
20
20
19
19
19
18
18
18
19
19
18
18
Feels °C
21
20
20
20
19
20
21
21
19
19
19
18
18
18
19
18
17
18
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