Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rio Mar today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S 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 1AM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| 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 51mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 40 | 41 | 47 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:29PM4.35m | 6:50AM4.48m | 7:11PM4.12m | 7:29AM4.23m | 7:53PM3.84m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:32AM0.27m | 12:59PM0.38m | 1:12AM0.53m | 1:40PM0.61m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
mm | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 33 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | 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 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 15 | 23 | 26 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | 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 |
| kJ | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 40 | 41 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 3 | S 20 | — | N 3 | — | S 18 | — | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | SE 17 | — | — | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | — | 1 | — | 7 | — | — | — | 24 | 6 | 11 | — | — | 3 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 3 | NNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 139 | 140 | 135 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 81 | 93 | 80 | 0 | 0 |
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