Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Recreio today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Recreio at 1AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Recreio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 530 | 452 | 441 | 379 | 371 | 377 | 441 | 396 | 396 | 381 | 367 | 353 | 356 | 306 | 306 | 306 | 306 | 326 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:30PM0.77m | 12:27PM0.92m | 00:06AM0.87m | 12:55PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:02PM0.44m | 5:12AM0.19m | 5:47PM0.36m | 6:00AM0.11m | 6:26PM0.27m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 530 | 452 | 441 | 379 | 371 | 377 | 441 | 396 | 396 | 381 | 367 | 353 | 356 | 306 | 306 | 306 | 306 | 326 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SW 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 52 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | S 15 |
| kJ | — | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 3 | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 78 | 35 | 56 | 56 | 46 | 37 | 36 | 44 | 56 | 75 | 83 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 78 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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