Rio Mar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 8.45° N 79.98° W

Issued: 6 pm 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rio Mar sea temperature is

30.2°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 (08 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rio Mar at 1AM is: 0.3m 18s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	16s
Afternoon (08 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	16s
Evening (08 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 7			Thursday 8								Friday 9
	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	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 21	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 15	SSE 19	SSE 14
Wave Graph
kJ	61	61	61	60	59	54	87	86	85	90	90	83	82	80	125	125	74	74	41
Wind (km/h)	SSE	NNW	NNW	WNW	WNW	NW	SE	SSE	SSE	S	W	WNW	WNW	NW	S	SSE	ESE	NE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	glassy	off	glassy	off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	glassy	cross	glassy
High Tide	1:11PM3.77m				1:43AM4.04m				2:08PM3.98m				2:32AM4.27m				2:56PM4.17m
Low Tide			7:26PM0.79m				7:59AM0.73m				8:17PM0.61m				8:46AM0.47m				9:01PM0.46m


	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—
	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:06	—	—
mm	1	1	2	—	—	1	2	1	2	3	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	29	28	27	27	26	26	28	29	29	28	27	27	27	27	28	29	28	28	27
Feels °C	33	33	31	31	30	30	32	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	31
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14
kJ	33	33	30	60	59	54	87	86	85	50	84	83	82	80	76	73	71	42	41
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 21	SSE 21	S 11	S 11	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 19
kJ	61	61	61	29	28	27	27	27	26	90	90	9	9	74	125	125	74	74	35
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSE 21	SSE 11	S 11	SSE 21	S 6	S 11	SSE 11	S 6	S 10	S 10	S 10
kJ	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	45	12	9	45	3	9	11	1	8	8	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Tivives Golfo de Nicoya	Rio Mar Gulf of Panama	Rio Mar Gulf of Panama	Rio Mar Gulf of Panama	Rio Mar Gulf of Panama	Rio Mar Gulf of Panama	Rio Mar Gulf of Panama	Palenque Colón	Avellanas Rivermouth Guanacaste	Rio Mar Gulf of Panama	Rio Mar Gulf of Panama	Rio Mar Gulf of Panama	Rio Mar Gulf of Panama	Rio Mar Gulf of Panama	Rio Mar Gulf of Panama	Jaco Beach Golfo de Nicoya	Rio Mar Gulf of Panama	El Palmer Gulf of Panama	Rio Mar Gulf of Panama
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1
Distance (km)	540	0	0	0	0	0	0	139	673	0	0	0	0	0	0	525	0	3	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gulf of Panama		Corto Circuito	Playa Mojon	Playa Cambutal	Corto Circuito	Corto Circuito	Corto Circuito			Playa Mojon	Playa Mojon	Playa Cambutal	Corto Circuito	Corto Circuito	Corto Circuito		Playa Venao	Playa Venao	Playa Venao
Rating (10 max)		3	1	3	3	3	3			1	1	4	4	4	4		2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Panama		Corto Circuito Gulf of Panama	Silva Island-Nestles Veraguas	Punta Brava Veraguas	Punta Brava Veraguas	Punta Brava Veraguas	Punta Brava Veraguas	Silva Island-P Land Veraguas		Playa Mojon Gulf of Panama	Silva Island-Nestles Veraguas	Playa Cambutal Gulf of Panama	Corto Circuito Gulf of Panama	Corto Circuito Gulf of Panama	Punta Brava Veraguas		Playa Venao Gulf of Panama	Silva Island-P Land Veraguas	Silva Island-Nestles Veraguas
Rating (10 max)		3	2	3	3	3	3	2		1	2	4	4	4	4		2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5

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