Recreio Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let's get into it.

The next couple of weeks start off small and clean, before a proper pulse of south swell builds in for the second week. We're looking at a few standout windows, but you'll need to pick your moments, especially when the swell gets too pushy for this spot.

The first real call is this Saturday morning, August 1st. It's small, around 3ft, but it's got that south in it, clean and lined up. The wind is light and offshore from the NNE, so it's going to be glassy. The energy is moderate (318), and it just looks like a fun, clean session. This is your best bet for the first run of days.

Sunday, August 2nd, the swell drops off and swings more east, but the morning is still clean with the offshore breeze. Waves are around 4ft, but the period is short, a windswell at 7 seconds. It's surfable, but nothing to write home about. The energy is moderate (312), but those short-period waves are less satisfying.

The middle of next week sees a return to cleaner conditions, but the size stays pretty modest. Tuesday August 4th looks like the pick of the bunch here. The morning has a clean 3ft east swell, and the afternoon stays clean too, with a slight cross-off. The energy is moderate (230 and 250). It's a solid, if unspectacular, day.

Come the weekend of August 8th and 9th, things start to get real. Saturday the 8th sees a jump in size to 6ft, with a proper south swell and a longer period of 10 seconds. The energy is strong (539 and 528) and the wind is clean. This is a really good window, probably the best quality surf of the whole period up to that point.

But then, Sunday the 9th and into Monday the 10th, things get serious. The swell jumps to 8ft and then a solid 10ft with a very long period of 15 seconds. The energy goes through the roof, hitting four digits. That's a lot of water moving. This is expert-only territory, and even then, it's likely to be shutting down the beach breaks. It's a proper groundswell, but for this spot, it's just too much. The water will be moving, and the paddle out will be a mission. A day for watching, not paddling, unless you're seriously good.

After that peak, things slowly ease off. The 11th and 12th still have solid, powerful swell (8ft down to 5ft), but it's still on the bigger side. The 12th, Wednesday, looks like it could be a good one as the size drops to a more manageable 5ft. The morning is clean with an offshore, and the period is still long at 12 seconds. That's a quality wave, but the energy is still strong. After that, it fades back down to the smaller, cleaner stuff for the end of the run. The 15th and 16th look a bit more mixed with the wind, but mornings still have a chance.

Overall, the standout window is the morning of Saturday, August 8th, before it gets too big. The Sunday and Monday of the 9th and 10th are for experts only. The rest is just picking the clean mornings.

Rusty.

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