Rio Mar surf break

Rio Mar surfForecast / Gulf of Panama / Panama

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 29 May 2026 EST
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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
29.7° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rio Mar today (29 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rio Mar at 3PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 May)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (29 May)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (29 May)1.5ft (0.4m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Mon
1
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
17
0.5
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
14
0.5
S
19
0.5
SSE
19
0.5
S
19
0.4
SSE
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
35
35
62
101
99
142
142
115
121
169
179
215
280
280
266
188
165
163
160
192
212
184
108
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
N
5
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
N
5
NNE
0
NE
5
SE
10
SSE
5
SW
5
NW
5
W
5
WSW
0
SW
5
N
5
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
N
5
NW
5
N
5
NW
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
glassy
off
High Tide
2:36PM3.92m
3:09AM3.76m
3:15PM3.97m
3:48AM3.82m
3:53PM3.99m
4:26AM3.86m
Low Tide
8:26AM1.03m
8:54PM0.67m
9:07AM0.96m
9:33PM0.58m
9:46AM0.89m
10:10PM0.52m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
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6:00
6:00
6:00
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:34
6:34
6:35
6:35
2
5
5
5
1
1
1
1
3
1
3
1
1
1
2
2
5
3
1
1
Temp °C
28
27
28
27
26
26
26
26
27
28
27
27
26
26
26
26
28
29
28
28
27
27
27
27
33
32
33
30
30
30
30
31
31
32
31
32
31
30
31
30
32
33
31
32
31
32
32
32
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
17
0.5
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
13
0.5
SSE
13
Energy kJ
11
11
11
11
101
99
142
142
115
121
169
179
215
280
280
266
188
165
163
160
156
145
102
101
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
14
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
18
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
ESE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SE
4
0.3
SSE
21
0.3
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
20
0.4
SSE
20
0.5
S
19
0.5
SSE
19
0.5
S
19
0.4
SSE
18
Energy kJ
34
35
35
37
11
6
6
6
40
61
6
6
1
4
13
3
86
6
127
127
192
212
184
108
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
19
0.2
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
18
0.1
S
10
0.2
WNW
3
0.1
S
24
0.1
S
24
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
SSE
18
0.1
S
22
0.3
S
6
0.3
SSE
21
0.3
SSE
21
0.3
SSE
21
0.3
SE
4
0.3
SSE
20
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
S
5
0.3
SSW
8
0.2
S
5
0.3
SSW
8
Energy kJ
14
31
62
2
1
11
11
6
6
31
10
6
90
90
89
3
76
6
6
5
12
2
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
Energy kJ
1
2
1
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
93
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
75
0
0
0
0
0
0
93
145
145
17
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gulf of Panama
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Panama
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
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