Rio Mar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 8.45° N 79.98° W

Issued: 6 pm 08 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 (09 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rio Mar at 2AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	15s
Afternoon (09 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	16s
Evening (09 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 8			Thursday 9								Friday 10								Sat 11
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 16	SSE 16	S 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16
Wave Graph
kJ	203	146	146	144	140	94	79	80	82	126	82	80	78	75	74	73	62	61	61	60	113	146	146	144
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	ESE	WNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	NW	W	NW	NNE	ESE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	on
High Tide			9:52PM3.51m					10:18AM3.90m				10:57PM3.50m				11:21AM3.93m				00:05AM3.57m				12:27PM4.01m
Low Tide	3:44PM0.98m				3:55AM1.06m					4:45PM0.94m				5:00AM1.10m				5:52PM0.84m				6:10AM1.05m


	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—
	6:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:42
mm	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	7	5	1	2	—	—	—	3	2	3	3	1	—	1	—	—	2
Temp °C	32	29	28	27	27	27	30	30	29	28	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	27	27	27	26	27	28	28
Feels °C	35	32	32	31	31	30	34	35	35	33	31	31	31	31	32	33	33	33	32	32	31	32	34	32
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 16	SSE 16	S 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	S 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	S 6	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16
kJ	203	146	146	144	140	94	79	80	82	126	82	80	78	75	74	73	12	13	13	12	113	146	146	144
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 10	—	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6
kJ	19	7	7	7	7	15	15	6	7	—	3	6	6	6	7	13	42	41	41	41	12	7	7	7
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 11	—	S 6	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 20	SE 20	—	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	—	—	—	—
kJ	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	3	7	7	2	8	15	—	62	61	61	60	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	N 2	N 3	NNW 2	NNW 3	N 3	NNE 3	—	—	—	—	NNW 2	NNW 2	—	WNW 2	—	—	—	WNW 2	WNW 2	—	—	—	—
kJ	19	1	1	1	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	1	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	3	3	3	3	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	7	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	8	8	8	5	5	5	4	5	7	6

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