Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rio Mar today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Rio Mar at 2AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Rio Mar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSE 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
55 | 54 | 73 | 70 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 59 | 59 | 55 | 52 | 50 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 9:28PM3.28m | 9:46AM3.40m | 10:31PM3.08m | 10:51AM3.24m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:11PM1.12m | 3:25AM1.39m | 4:10PM1.32m | 4:28AM1.59m | 5:22PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 31 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 35 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 35 | 36 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
55 | 54 | 73 | 70 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 59 | 59 | 55 | 52 | 50 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | S 16 | SSW 11 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 15 | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 |
— | — | 49 | 47 | — | 5 | 43 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 19 | — | S 19 | S 16 | S 18 | — | S 22 | S 17 | — | — | S 22 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 |
— | 6 | 6 | 7 | — | 7 | 5 | 6 | — | 9 | 6 | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | N 2 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 2 | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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