Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Recreio today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Recreio at 3AM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Recreio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2508 | 2065 | 1707 | 1544 | 1505 | 1505 | 838 | 995 | 764 | 781 | 1065 | 918 | 1311 | 1333 | 1028 | 1834 | 1941 | 2062 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | glassy | on |
High Tide | 1:56AM0.92m | 3:19PM1.04m | 2:25AM1.00m | 3:40PM1.00m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:31PM0.35m | 8:33AM-0.09m | 9:00PM0.33m | 9:12AM-0.09m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 28 | 28 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 2508 | 2065 | 1707 | 1544 | 1505 | 1505 | 838 | 995 | 658 | 781 | 1065 | 918 | 1311 | 1333 | 1028 | 1834 | 1941 | 2062 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 13 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 15 | E 5 | E 5 | S 16 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 106 | 531 | 615 | 521 | 764 | 511 | 418 | 418 | 26 | 20 | 575 | 27 | 12 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | E 5 | — | — | E 6 | — | — | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | — | 16 | — | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 28 | 53 | 53 | 59 | — | — | — | 20 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 78 |
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