Rio Mar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 8.45° N 79.98° W

Issued: 6 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Rio Mar sea temperature is

30.1°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 (22 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rio Mar at 9AM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	18s
Afternoon (22 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	17s
Evening (22 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 22							Friday 23								Saturday 24
	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	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	S 15	SSE 18	S 14	SSE 15	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 14
Wave Graph
kJ	178	176	172	162	153	149	203	201	198	142	142	140	184	109	106	106	125	137	196	196	95	73	120
Wind (km/h)	W	N	NNE	NNE	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NNE	SSW	S	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	SSW	SSE	N	N	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	off	off	off	off	off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	off	off	off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy
High Tide				12:52PM3.36m					1:17AM3.68m				1:41PM3.61m				1:59AM3.98m				2:24PM3.88m
Low Tide		6:48AM1.35m					7:03PM1.19m				7:36AM1.04m				7:48PM0.96m				8:18AM0.70m				8:30PM0.72m


	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	3	3	1	—	1	—	2	4	6	3	1
Temp °C	26	26	28	30	30	28	27	26	26	26	29	29	29	28	27	26	26	26	28	28	27	27	26
Feels °C	30	30	32	34	35	32	31	29	30	30	34	33	34	33	31	30	30	30	32	33	32	32	30
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	SSE 15	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 14
kJ	178	176	172	162	153	149	203	201	198	142	142	140	184	109	106	106	125	137	196	196	95	73	120
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSE 19	SSE 20	S 10	S 6	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 17	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSW 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSW 12
kJ	65	59	33	33	33	33	3	3	2	74	37	8	1	103	102	59	1	3	1	28	28	28	28
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 3	SE 3	SE 3	ESE 3	ESE 3	SSE 6	S 21	—	SSE 20	S 6	S 5	SE 20	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	2	2	2	1	1	4	9	—	38	2	1	15	2	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	E 3	—	—	NNW 3	SSW 6	N 3	NW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 6	SW 6	—	—	—	—	N 2
kJ	—	—	—	2	—	—	1	3	2	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	5	—	—	—	—	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
Distance (km)	4	0	0	7	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	75	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	1	1	1	4	3	3	4	3	2	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	1	1	2	4	3	3	4	3	2	1
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	5	6	8	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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