Rio Mar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 8.45° N 79.98° W

Issued: 12 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Rio Mar sea temperature is

30.3°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 (05 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rio Mar at 6AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Oct)	0.5ft (0.2m)	14s
Afternoon (05 Oct)	0.5ft (0.2m)	14s
Evening (05 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 5								Tuesday 6								Wednesday 7
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	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 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	S 19	S 19	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18
Wave Graph
kJ	21	20	20	20	20	40	40	40	40	37	35	35	34	58	34	33	31	30	31	35	33	61	61	61
Wind (km/h)	NNW	N	N	E	SE	SSE	S	NW	WNW	NW	NW	SSE	ESE	ESE	NNE	W	W	WNW	NNW	SSE	SSE	SE	NE	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	on	glassy	glassy	off	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	on	on	glassy	glassy
High Tide					10:41AM3.55m				11:33PM3.59m				12:02PM3.60m				00:45AM3.79m					1:11PM3.77m
Low Tide			4:22AM1.27m				5:05PM1.05m				5:49AM1.22m				6:22PM0.96m					7:02AM1.00m				7:26PM0.79m


	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—
mm	—	—	1	—	—	1	—	2	1	1	—	1	1	4	2	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	4	1
Temp °C	27	27	27	29	29	29	28	28	27	27	27	29	29	28	28	27	26	26	27	28	29	28	28	27
Feels °C	32	31	31	34	33	34	33	33	31	32	32	34	33	32	33	31	30	30	32	33	34	32	33	31
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 14	SSE 14	S 9	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12
kJ	21	20	6	20	20	40	40	40	40	37	35	35	34	58	34	33	31	29	31	33	33	33	33	30
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 9	SSE 14	S 8	S 9	SSE 9	S 10	S 8	S 8	S 10	SSW 10	S 10	S 21	SSW 8	S 8	S 20	S 19	SSE 15	S 19	SSE 19	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18
kJ	6	6	20	5	6	8	7	1	1	2	9	7	9	6	1	7	30	21	30	35	31	61	61	61
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	—	S 10	S 10	S 21	S 21	S 21	S 21	S 21	S 20	S 8	S 6	S 19	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7
kJ	—	2	2	2	2	2	—	2	2	9	9	9	9	34	8	1	1	30	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Lagart Point Gulf of Panama	Lagart Point Gulf of Panama	Lagart Point Gulf of Panama	Lagart Point Gulf of Panama	Playa Venao Gulf of Panama	Lagart Point Gulf of Panama	Cuango Colón	Modrono Gulf of Panama	Lagart Point Gulf of Panama	Lagart Point Gulf of Panama	La Zurda Gulf of Panama	Playa Malibu Gulf of Panama	La Zurda Gulf of Panama	Rinconsito Gulf of Panama	Playa Malibu Gulf of Panama	Playa Malibu Gulf of Panama	Rio Mar Gulf of Panama	Rio Mar Gulf of Panama	Rio Mar Gulf of Panama	Rio Mar Gulf of Panama	Rocky Point Gulf of Panama	Playa Malibu Gulf of Panama	Rio Mar Gulf of Panama	Rio Mar Gulf of Panama
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	106	106	106	106	111	106	145	135	106	106	81	17	81	10	17	17	0	0	0	0	12	17	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gulf of Panama	Playa Cambutal	Corto Circuito	Corto Circuito	Corto Circuito	Playa Venao	Playa Venao		Modrono	Playa Cambutal	Playa Cambutal	Corto Circuito	Corto Circuito	La Zurda	La Zurda	La Zurda	Playa Cambutal	Playa Cambutal	Playa Cambutal	Corto Circuito	Corto Circuito	Rocky Point	Playa Mojon	Playa Mojon	Playa Mojon
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1		2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Panama	Punta Brava Veraguas	Corto Circuito Gulf of Panama	Corto Circuito Gulf of Panama	Punta Brava Veraguas	Playa Venao Gulf of Panama	Playa Venao Gulf of Panama	Careneros Point Break Bocas del Toro	Punta Brava Veraguas	Playa Cambutal Gulf of Panama	Punta Brava Veraguas	Punta Brava Veraguas	Punta Brava Veraguas	Paunch Reef Bocas del Toro	First Beach (Wizard Beach) Bocas del Toro	Paunch Reef Bocas del Toro	Punta Brava Veraguas	Playa Cambutal Gulf of Panama	Playa Cambutal Gulf of Panama	Corto Circuito Gulf of Panama	Corto Circuito Gulf of Panama	Rocky Point Gulf of Panama	Playa Mojon Gulf of Panama	Paunch Reef Bocas del Toro	Silva Island-Nestles Veraguas
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	1	1	1	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	8	9	9	9	4	4	4	4	9	9	9	9	6	7	9	9	8	6	6	5	5

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