Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rio Mar today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rio Mar at 9AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Rio Mar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
42 | 42 | 41 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 40 | 41 | 47 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 47 | 42 | 21 | 21 | 20 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:50AM4.48m | 7:11PM4.12m | 7:29AM4.23m | 7:53PM3.84m | 8:10AM3.94m | 8:37PM3.55m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:59PM0.38m | 1:12AM0.53m | 1:40PM0.61m | 1:52AM0.83m | 2:23PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 35 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
26 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
42 | 42 | 41 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 40 | 41 | 47 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 47 | 42 | 21 | 21 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | W 3 | S 17 | SE 17 | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — |
8 | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 11 | — | — | 3 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 2 | — | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 93 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 |
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