Recreio surf break

Recreio surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Monday 12 Jan 2026 -03
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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
27.3° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Recreio today?

The current surf forecast for Recreio at 10PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)--
Afternoon (12 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (12 Jan)4ft (1.2m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
2
0
2
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.3
E
1.7
E
2.2
E
2
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.6
E
Period(s) (?)777778888877888878788877
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)108109131147352371196168163163159321332266193160134191306549466323348264
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
15
ESE
15
E
5
ENE
5
WNW
10
W
5
N
5
ENE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
SW
5
WSW
10
W
5
NW
5
NE
5
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
5
E
15
W
10
N
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
crosscrossoncross-
on
crossglassglasscross-
off
crosscrossglasscross-
on
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:35PM
0.72
11:07AM
0.65
12:39AM
0.79
12:12PM
0.69
1:23AM
0.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:46PM
0.37
4:41AM
0.48
5:00PM
0.31
5:59AM
0.46
6:02PM
0.24
6:56AM
0.41
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise------5:18-------5:20-------5:20-
Sunset--6:44-------6:44-------6:44-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------------2----
Temp. °C343128272624242932292625242424283029292323232327
Feels °C (?)343129302826273133302929272828313130322526242529
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