Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rio Mar today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rio Mar at 9AM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Rio Mar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 17 | S 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 104 | 103 | 102 | 96 | 91 | 90 | 90 | 140 | 142 | 153 | 149 | 147 | 146 | 144 | 127 | 124 | 121 | 76 | 73 | 71 | 70 | 69 | 69 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 7:33AM3.55m | 8:10PM3.34m | 8:21AM3.32m | 9:09PM3.17m | 9:24AM3.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:24AM1.18m | 1:52PM1.06m | 2:11AM1.42m | 2:43PM1.29m | 3:12AM1.62m | 3:48PM1.44m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 34 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 4 | S 4 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 104 | 103 | 102 | 96 | 91 | 90 | 19 | 10 | 34 | 23 | 149 | 147 | 146 | 144 | 127 | 124 | 121 | 76 | 73 | 71 | 70 | 69 | 69 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 | S 17 | S 17 | SSE 16 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 34 | 33 | 32 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 90 | 140 | 142 | 153 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 2 | SSW 5 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
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