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Recreio surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Saturday 30 May 2026 -03Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
24.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Recreio today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Recreio at 3AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Recreio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | |
530 | 703 | 716 | 705 | 718 | 685 | 644 | 551 | 477 | 418 | 410 | 212 | 175 | 142 | 132 | 151 | 96 | 136 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 179 | 148 | 132 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | |
High Tide | 1:51AM0.85m | 2:52PM0.97m | 2:17AM0.86m | 3:24PM0.95m | 2:45AM0.86m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:20PM0.31m | 8:20AM0.06m | 8:56PM0.32m | 8:57AM0.05m | 9:32PM0.34m | 9:36AM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
 kJ | 530 | 703 | 716 | 705 | 718 | 685 | 644 | 551 | 477 | 418 | 410 | 212 | 175 | 142 | 132 | 151 | 96 | 136 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 179 | 148 | 132 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 164 | 161 | 127 | 125 | 94 | 87 | 85 | 60 | 60 | 41 | 42 | 26 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 39 | 66 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 7 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 1 | 16 | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 90 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 90 | 146 |
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