Rio Mar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 8.45° N 79.98° W

Issued: 12 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Rio Mar sea temperature is

29.4° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Rio Mar today (17 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rio Mar at 8AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s
Afternoon (17 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s
Evening (17 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s

Table - waves today at Rio Mar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 17								Saturday 18								Sunday 19
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	67	68	68	66	61	59	58	57	55	55	56	67	68	67	66	65	64	62	60	49	48	47	46	46
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide			5:52AM4.65m				6:08PM4.49m				6:39AM4.60m				6:56PM4.32m					7:25AM4.46m				7:44PM4.09m
Low Tide	11:32PM-0.07m				11:58AM0.26m				00:18AM0.04m				12:46PM0.34m					1:03AM0.24m				1:33PM0.50m


	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:42	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	27	27	27	30	31	31	28	27	26	26	26	29	31	31	28	27	26	26	26	29	31	31	28	26
Feels °C	30	30	30	33	33	33	31	31	29	29	29	31	34	34	31	31	29	29	29	32	34	33	31	28
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12
kJ	67	68	68	66	61	59	58	57	55	55	56	67	68	67	66	65	64	62	60	49	48	47	46	46
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 20	S 20	S 20	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	NE 4	—	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6
kJ	8	8	8	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	—	1	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	S 6	—	—	—	—	S 21	S 21	S 21	S 21	—	S 6	S 6	S 20	S 20	S 20	S 19	S 19	S 19	S 19	N 3	S 18	S 18	SSE 17
kJ	1	1	—	—	—	—	9	9	9	9	—	1	1	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	1	6	25	28
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 3	N 3	NNE 3	NNE 3	NE 4	NE 4	N 2	N 3	N 3	N 3	N 3	NNW 2	NNE 3	—	—	N 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	—	—	N 3	N 3
kJ	5	5	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	1	1	1	2	—	—	2	3	3	3	2	—	—	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	80	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	3	2	2	2	1	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	3	2	2	2	1	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	6	7	6	6	9	9	8	9	8	5	5	7	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	5	5

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