Recreio surf break

Recreio surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Tuesday 13 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
27.6° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Recreio today?

The current surf forecast for Recreio at 3AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (14 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (14 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
1
!
2
3
2
0
0
1
!
2
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
1
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.1
E
1.3
E
1.8
E
2
E
2.4
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.2
E
1.5
E
1.9
E
2.1
E
1.8
E
1.4
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)777777777888777777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1081082742822232231311813334466803323483061552393714753401891079277120
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
5
W
5
NNW
5
NE
10
NNE
5
ENE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
E
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
ESE
20
ESE
5
W
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
10
SE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassoffoffglasscrosscrosscross-
off
crossglassoffoffoffcrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:39AM
0.79
12:12PM
0.69
1:23AM
0.87
12:55PM
0.74
2:00AM
0.93
1:29PM
0.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:00PM
0.31
5:59AM
0.46
6:02PM
0.24
6:56AM
0.41
6:53PM
0.16
7:38AM
0.36
Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise----5:20-------5:20-------5:20---
Sunset6:44-------6:44-------6:44-------
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------1------91------
Temp. °C272524242328312929252424242731282423232323273029
Feels °C (?)312928272430322931282827273032282826262625293131
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