Río Grande surf break

Río Grande surfForecast / Tierra del Fuego / Argentina

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 -03
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Río Grande surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Río Grande sea temperature is
7.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Río Grande today?

The current surf forecast for Río Grande at 1AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (06 May)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (06 May)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

Table - waves today at Río Grande. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Tue night, min 2°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NE
5
1.3
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
1
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.9
ESE
4
1.1
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
5
1.1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.9
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
82
100
99
73
54
54
35
55
52
51
80
33
48
59
92
78
80
52
36
36
37
37
35
120
Wind (km/h)
30
NNE
15
NW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
10
W
10
W
5
SW
5
S
10
ESE
20
ESE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
10
S
5
SW
5
NW
10
WNW
20
NW
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:01PM6.75m
11:43AM6.53m
11:36PM6.49m
12:23PM6.20m
00:13AM6.22m
1:08PM5.92m
Low Tide
5:10PM2.05m
5:29AM1.40m
5:46PM2.33m
6:07AM1.68m
6:24PM2.60m
6:48AM1.94m
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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8:56
8:57
8:59
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5:57
5:55
5:53
1
1
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
5
7
5
3
3
3
3
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
-2
3
0
-2
-3
-1
-1
2
2
2
-1
-3
-3
-3
-4
-3
-2
-2
-3
-2
-1
-1
-2
-3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
1.2
NNE
6
1
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.7
E
5
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.9
NE
9
Energy kJ
42
48
99
73
54
54
35
26
25
25
16
33
32
34
37
36
28
28
29
36
37
37
35
120
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
12
0.4
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
13
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.5
E
12
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.6
NE
7
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.4
NE
9
0.3
E
5
Energy kJ
12
31
7
14
32
31
55
52
51
78
14
14
14
14
14
13
12
36
21
14
8
20
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.4
E
5
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
13
13
6
6
6
6
6
1
12
11
11
11
8
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NE
5
1.3
NNE
6
0.3
W
2
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
W
3
0.5
E
13
0.9
ESE
4
1.1
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
5
1.1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
Energy kJ
82
100
1
3
1
80
24
48
59
92
78
80
52
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
4
3
4
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
5
5
2
3
1
1
1
1
2
1
4
Distance (km)
1177
713
707
713
707
0
0
0
0
1177
1065
1448
1714
1856
1856
1904
1904
673
673
0
0
1904
0
1856
Best forecast wave conditions in Provincia de Tierra del Fuego
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Argentina
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
4
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
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