How far is Recife from the sea?
Recife sits right on the coast: the nearest shoreline is only 0.5 km (0.3 miles) away. The nearest stretch of coast is in Pernambuco, Brazil.
To the coast
0.5 km
0.3 miles · straight line
Nearest land border
2,423 km
with Suriname
Setting
On the coast
832nd farthest from the sea of 861 cities
RecifeNearest point on the coast
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Recife at a glance
- Coordinates
- 8.0539° S, 34.8811° W
- Region
- Pernambuco, Brazil
- Distance to the coast
- 0.5 km (0.3 miles), in a straight line
- Nearest point on the coast
- 8.0576° S, 34.8783° W (Pernambuco, Brazil)
- Nearest land border
- 2,423 km (1,506 miles), with Suriname
- Among Brazil's cities
- 13th farthest from the sea of the 14 cities measured
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Questions
How far is Recife from the sea?
Recife sits right on the coast: the nearest shoreline is only 0.5 km (0.3 miles) away. The nearest stretch of coast is in Pernambuco, Brazil.
Is that the driving distance?
No. 0.5 km (0.3 miles) is the straight-line distance from the city centre to the nearest point on the shore. The drive to a beach is longer, often much longer, and depends on the roads.
How far is Recife from the nearest border?
Recife is 2,423 km (1,506 miles) from the nearest land border, with Suriname, in a straight line.
Where in Recife is this measured from?
From the city's centre point (8.0539° S, 34.8811° W). A large city spreads out, so some neighbourhoods are closer to the sea than this and some farther. For an exact figure from where you are, use your own location.
Measured by MapGO on October 19, 2026 with the same coastline data as the distance to coastline calculator. All distances are straight lines over the Earth's surface.