Recreio Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's get stuck into what's on the table for our local stretch over the next couple of weeks.

Right now, we're looking at a run of small, clean waves to kick things off, but don't get too excited just yet. The real gems are tucked away in the second week, so you'll need a bit of patience.

We start off on Tuesday morning, the 4th of August, with some small but clean surf at Recreio. The swell is tiny at 4ft from the East, with a short period of 7 seconds that won't have much punch behind it. The wind is light and offshore from the NNE, keeping the surface glassy. The combined energy is pretty weak at 311, so you'll be working for every ride. It's a light start, but the conditions are tidy.

Wednesday morning, the 5th, is a step up. A new S swell fills in at 3ft, but this one has a period of 12 seconds, packing a bit more punch with a combined energy of 410. The wind is light and cross-off from the N, keeping things clean. The afternoon looks even better as the wind shifts to a light E, still cross-off, and the swell energy jumps to 600. The conditions are clean and the waves are looking good.

Thursday the 6th brings a return to the short-period E swell, around 3-4ft with a period of 7-8 seconds. The energy is dropping back to 214-337. Wind stays light and cross-off, so it's still surfable, but you'll be hunting for a corner.

Friday the 7th and Saturday the 8th are a write-off. Swell drops to under 3ft, energy is down in the low hundreds, and the wind goes onshore or goes glassy with no energy. Not worth paddling out for.

Here's where it gets interesting. Sunday morning, the 9th of August, is a standout. We get a solid SSW groundswell pushing 7ft with a period of 14 seconds. The combined energy is a massive 1570. The wind is light and offshore from the N, so this is going to be clean and powerful. This is for experienced surfers only at that size—it's too big for beginners. The afternoon sees the wind swing onshore from the SW, so mornings are the go.

Monday the 10th is a bit of a letdown with light cross-onshore winds and similar sized swell, but the energy is still in the 800s. It's not clean, but there's movement.

Tuesday the 11th is a good call. The S swell holds at 5ft with a 12-second period, combined energy of 787, and the wind is light and cross-off from the ENE. The morning session is clean and fun.

Then we hit another small window of cleaner surf on Wednesday the 12th and Thursday the 13th, with the swell S around 4-5ft and periods of 10-11 seconds. Winds are light and cross-off, keeping things tidy.

Friday the 14th of August is our other real standout. The morning is clean with 5ft S swell and a period of 11 seconds, energy at 734. But the afternoon is the one to circle: a 6ft S swell with a period of 15 seconds, combined energy of 1573, and light cross-off winds from the ENE. This is a long-period groundswell delivering excellent, powerful waves. Again, this is for experienced surfers at that size, and the long period might make it a bit grinding at the beach, but it'll be quality.

After that, the weekend of the 15th and 16th is messy with onshore winds, and the following Monday and Tuesday the 17th and 18th are small and poor. The last mention on Wednesday the 19th is a small 3ft S swell with a 9-second period, light offshore NE wind, and clean conditions. It's a small finish, but at least it's clean.

So, to wrap it up: the best windows are Sunday morning the 9th and Friday afternoon the 14th. Both are solid, powerful swells with clean wind. The water temperature is about average for the time of year, so no surprises there.

Rusty.

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