Rio Mar surf break

Rio Mar surfForecast / Gulf of Panama / Panama

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 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
29.3° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Rio Mar today?

The current surf forecast for Rio Mar at 7AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (18 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (18 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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

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Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
Period(s) (?)151515141414141414141313131313131313121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17216912112011811611511196615959585757565655522929292929
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
10
W
15
W
10
W
15
SW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSW
15
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
S
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
5
SW
5
NW
0
ENE
0
E
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffglassglassononcross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:18PM
3.64
1:56AM
3.77
2:15PM
3.82
2:45AM
4.00
3:02PM
3.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:07AM
1.21
7:37PM
0.91
8:07AM
0.99
8:28PM
0.73
8:54AM
0.76
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunrise---6:09-------6:09-------6:09----
Sunset------6:17-------6:16-------6:16-
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-----11-----3311-----212
Temp. °C262524242627262625252525272525252625252527272726
Feels °C (?)312826262830292928282929312728283029303031313031
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Gulf of Panama

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Rio Mar (calm at Scarlett Martínez International Airport (Río Hato) 20 km from Rio Mar). 0.5m 14s groundswell from the S with a 0.4m 6s windswell, also from the S and a 0.4m 3s local chop, also from the W. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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