Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Recreio today (31 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Recreio at 8PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Recreio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
41 | 39 | 100 | 33 | 43 | 135 | 176 | 163 | 184 | 159 | 132 | 102 | 76 | 56 | 97 | 127 | 175 | 254 | 265 | 331 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:13PM0.94m | 4:23AM1.04m | 4:37PM0.87m | 5:04AM0.96m | 5:04PM0.80m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:42AM0.08m | 10:48PM0.19m | 11:24AM0.20m | 11:27PM0.22m | 12:14PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | SW 6 | E 8 | E 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
32 | 37 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 135 | 176 | 163 | 184 | 159 | 132 | 102 | 76 | 35 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 265 | 331 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SW 6 | S 9 | SSW 6 | E 8 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | S 7 | SW 5 | SSE 7 | E 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 |
41 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 43 | 15 | 31 | 41 | 27 | 42 | 27 | 25 | 9 | 56 | 8 | 3 | 3 | — | 37 | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | S 4 | — | E 8 | SSW 6 | S 8 | — | — | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 |
12 | 1 | — | 10 | 14 | 1 | — | — | 40 | 40 | 29 | 16 | 8 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 7 | E 8 | E 4 | E 6 | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | SW 5 | — | WSW 5 | NNW 3 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — |
— | 39 | 100 | 32 | 64 | — | — | 8 | — | — | 34 | — | 29 | 1 | 97 | 127 | 175 | 254 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 70 | 90 | 0 | 5 | 160 | 141 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 141 | 78 |
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