Recreio Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, surfers, Rusty here. Let's get into it for Recreio. The 16-day window is a mixed bag, with some real windows of opportunity, but also plenty of onshore chop to sit through. The water's sitting at a pleasant 73°, which is a touch warmer than we'd usually expect for this time of year – a nice bonus.

The first few days, from Sunday the 30th through to Wednesday the 2nd of September, are a write-off. We've got a mix of weak, short-period swell and cross-onshore or onshore winds, leading to poor, choppy conditions. The combined energy is weak, bouncing between 77 and 274. It's a good time to find something else to do.

Things start to turn around on Thursday morning, the 3rd of September. That's our first real standout. The wind goes offshore from the NNE, with a light breeze, setting up clean conditions. A solid SSE swell rolls in at 5ft, with a period of 10 seconds, and the combined energy is a solid moderate 527. The surf will be very good, and with the light offshore wind, it'll be shaped up nicely. This is the one to circle on the calendar. Thursday afternoon stays clean, but the swell drops a little.

Friday the 4th is another good day, with clean conditions and a light offshore wind in the morning. The swell drops to 4ft, but the period is still 11 seconds, and the energy is moderate at 353. It's a great follow-up session.

Saturday the 5th and Sunday the 6th are back to poor conditions with onshore winds and small, messy swell. Not worth it.

Now, Monday the 7th of September has a solid 7ft S swell, but the wind is a light cross-onshore. The issue is that this swell is simply too big for Recreio, making it more of a spectacle than a session for most. The energy is very strong at 986. It's a pass for paddle surfing.

Tuesday the 8th is a real gem. The swell drops to a manageable 5ft from the S, with a period of 11 seconds, and the wind is a light offshore from the ENE. The combined energy is still very strong at 817, but the conditions are clean. This is easily the best surf of the entire forecast. Get out there.

The pattern then gets inconsistent. The second week has a few clean windows, like Wednesday the 9th and Thursday the 10th, with smaller, long-period swell, but nothing that matches the earlier standouts. There's a big, long-period S swell on the 11th and 12th, but it's blown out by onshore winds.

Then, on Sunday the 13th of September, we see a clean, moderate S swell return, with a period of 11 seconds and a moderate 623 energy. It's a good option.

Finally, on Monday the 14th, the swell builds again, reaching 7ft and then 8ft from the ESE. While the wind is a clean cross-offshore, the size is once again too big for Recreio, especially for intermediate surfers. The energy is off the charts, at 1188, but it's one for the experts only, and even then, think twice.

So, the standout window is definitely Thursday the 3rd through Friday the 4th, and the absolute best session is Tuesday the 8th of September. Get it while you can.

Rusty.

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