Rio Mar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 8.45° N 79.98° W

Issued: 12 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Rio Mar sea temperature is

29.3° 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 (11 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rio Mar at 9AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	16s
Afternoon (11 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	16s
Evening (11 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 11								Sunday 12								Monday 13
	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	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 16	SSE 14	SSE 14
Wave Graph
kJ	60	164	146	146	144	144	142	135	85	71	70	70	69	69	68	67	63	60	35	34	34	49	64	69
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NW	NNW	E	SE	E	NNW	NNW	W	WNW	NNW	NNE	WSW	ENE	N	NW	N	NNW	N	NNW	NE	NE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	glassy	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide					12:27PM4.01m					1:13AM3.73m				1:33PM4.15m				2:18AM3.96m				2:35PM4.32m
Low Tide			6:10AM1.05m				6:59PM0.67m					7:19AM0.90m				8:02PM0.44m				8:24AM0.71m				9:00PM0.22m


	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:42	—	—
mm	—	—	—	1	1	2	3	3	3	1	—	—	—	5	6	—	—	—	2	3	1	2	—	—
Temp °C	27	27	27	28	29	29	28	27	27	27	27	27	28	27	27	26	26	25	25	26	26	27	26	26
Feels °C	31	32	32	33	33	34	33	32	31	31	32	32	32	32	31	30	30	29	29	29	30	30	28	29
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 14	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	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 14	SSE 14
kJ	41	164	146	146	144	144	142	135	85	71	70	70	69	69	68	67	63	60	35	34	34	34	64	69
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 18	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSE 16	SSE 16	S 6	S 6
kJ	60	7	7	7	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	8	8	14	13	7	7	7	7	25	49	3	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	S 8	—	S 22	S 23	S 23	S 23	S 23	S 18	SE 18	SE 18	SSE 18	S 21	SSE 16	SSE 16	S 6	S 6	S 20	S 20
kJ	7	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	9	10	10	11	11	6	12	12	30	9	26	25	3	3	8	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 2	E 3	E 3	ENE 3
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1
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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	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	80	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	2	4	2	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2
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