Recreio Surf Break

Recreio 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 23.03° S 43.46° W

Issued: 8 am 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Recreio sea temperature is
23.3° C

1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Recreio at 4PM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)8ft (2.4m)12s
Afternoon (05 Jul)8ft (2.4m)12s
Evening (05 Jul)7ft (2.1m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
!
!
!
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.2
S
11
2.1
S
11
2
S
11
1.9
S
11
1.9
S
11
1.8
S
11
1.8
S
11
1.8
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.7
S
11
0.9
S
18
1.6
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1595
1569
1513
1487
1274
1084
953
846
804
723
743
741
663
669
577
540
418
360
327
281
251
216
235
211
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
NNE
5
E
15
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:05AM0.94m
6:08PM0.87m
5:51AM0.90m
6:55PM0.82m
6:48AM0.85m
7:53PM0.76m
Low Tide
12:24PM0.13m
00:49AM0.37m
1:18PM0.19m
1:47AM0.38m
2:21PM0.25m
2:51AM0.37m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:21
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
19
21
22
20
20
19
18
18
20
24
21
21
20
20
20
Feels °C
19
19
18
19
19
20
20
19
19
20
21
21
20
21
20
19
19
21
24
20
21
19
21
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.2
S
11
2.1
S
11
2
S
11
1.9
S
11
1.9
S
11
1.8
S
11
1.8
S
11
1.8
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.6
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
1595
1569
1513
1487
1274
1084
953
846
804
723
743
741
663
669
577
540
418
360
327
281
251
216
235
211
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.4
S
21
0.6
S
21
0.7
S
20
0.9
S
19
0.9
S
18
1
S
18
0.9
S
18
0.9
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
13
Energy kJ
24
24
13
13
13
13
12
12
144
317
369
592
520
607
486
422
326
322
239
206
150
148
134
128
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
23
0.1
S
23
0.2
S
23
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
SSW
10
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.2
E
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.4
SE
12
Energy kJ
11
11
42
12
5
5
5
5
7
5
10
42
43
32
5
23
14
14
48
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
3
0.7
ENE
4
0.7
SW
9
0.8
SW
4
1
SW
5
0.9
SW
5
0.9
SW
5
Energy kJ
6
13
77
25
46
43
39
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
90
90
90
70
129
2
0
0
0
0
0
37
0
0
0
0
0
0
133
146
146
167
90
90
Best forecast wave conditions in Rio de Janeiro
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Brazil
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
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