Río Grande Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.77° S 67.70° W

Río Grande 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Río Grande sea temperature is
1.4° C
4.3° 

Río Grande surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Río Grande today (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Río Grande at 6AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (05 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (05 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Thu night, min 1°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
E
7
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.8
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.8
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
330
281
252
197
184
161
81
85
55
54
40
40
29
29
29
28
28
53
54
29
25
65
65
47
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
N
5
ESE
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
20
S
25
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:54PM7.02m
1:21AM6.86m
1:42PM6.91m
2:21AM6.66m
2:41PM6.77m
Low Tide
6:59AM1.30m
7:24PM1.34m
7:47AM1.64m
8:18PM1.45m
8:45AM1.99m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
9:08
9:07
9:04
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
6:07
 mm
3
Temp °C
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
Feels °C
-1
-1
-2
-1
-1
-2
-2
-3
-3
-4
-4
-3
-3
-2
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
-3
-2
-3
-3
-4
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Río Grande surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest