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Rio Mar Surf Forecast
/ Gulf of Panama (24 surf breaks) /
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Rio Mar surfForecast / Gulf of Panama / Panama
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 21 May 2026 ESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Rio Mar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rio Mar sea temperature is
29.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Rio Mar today?
The current surf forecast for Rio Mar at 5AM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 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 (21 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (21 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Rio Mar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 32°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | |
43 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 46 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 44 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 25 | 25 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:13AM4.30m | 7:30PM4.18m | 8:11AM4.13m | 8:30PM3.91m | 9:12AM3.97m | 9:35PM3.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:51AM0.13m | 1:17PM0.59m | 1:45AM0.38m | 2:17PM0.81m | 2:43AM0.65m | 3:22PM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 |
30 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 36 | 35 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 35 | 34 | 35 | 32 | 31 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 6 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 6 | S 9 | S 9 |
 kJ | 43 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 46 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 44 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | NNE 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 14 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | S 9 | S 8 | S 10 | S 11 | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 16 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | — | ENE 2 | NE 3 | N 3 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 111 | 81 | 139 | 111 | 145 | 81 | 81 | 0 | 81 | 93 | 107 | 111 | 139 | 139 | 135 | 135 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 253 | 139 | 106 |
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