Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rio Mar today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rio Mar at 10AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Rio Mar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | SSE 20 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 36 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:08AM3.58m | 8:43PM3.27m | 8:59AM3.32m | 9:46PM3.07m | 10:06AM3.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:55AM1.16m | 2:26PM1.11m | 2:42AM1.43m | 3:22PM1.35m | 3:45AM1.64m | 4:35PM1.49m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 31 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 19 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 36 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 37 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 19 | S 12 | S 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 37 | 11 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | SSE 20 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | S 12 | — | SSE 19 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 11 | — | 36 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 139 | 135 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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