Recreio Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.03° S 43.46° W

Recreio 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Recreio sea temperature is
22.2° C
0.8° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Recreio at 12PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (24 Jul)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (24 Jul)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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)
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
5
0.8
SW
5
0.8
SW
6
1.2
SSW
8
1.5
SSW
10
1.6
SSW
10
1.5
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.5
S
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
14
1
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
33
43
179
428
442
414
414
408
415
417
417
414
397
340
289
297
320
347
480
473
437
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
WSW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
W
5
NW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
NW
5
NW
0
ENE
5
ENE
5
ESE
15
SE
15
E
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:25PM0.77m
11:42PM0.66m
1:11PM0.84m
00:36AM0.72m
1:49PM0.90m
Low Tide
4:29AM0.31m
5:36PM0.50m
5:39AM0.25m
6:40PM0.45m
6:36AM0.18m
7:24PM0.40m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
5:29
 mm
1
2
6
1
Temp °C
20
20
19
19
18
19
19
18
18
19
21
21
20
20
20
19
18
19
22
23
20
20
Feels °C
20
21
19
19
20
21
21
20
20
21
22
22
21
22
22
21
20
21
23
23
19
20
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