Rio Mar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 8.45° N 79.98° W

Issued: 6 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Rio Mar sea temperature is

29.1° C

Rio Mar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Rio Mar today (27 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 19s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 19s 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 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	18s
Afternoon (27 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	19s
Evening (27 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	19s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 27							Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16
Wave Graph
kJ	103	103	118	123	74	74	72	115	102	102	103	103	102	102	99	90	86	86	86	85	84	83	82
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NW	N	E	NNE	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	ENE	S	E	NNE	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off
High Tide	2:22AM3.36m				2:29PM3.60m				3:08AM3.54m				3:14PM3.75m				3:49AM3.73m				3:54PM3.89m
Low Tide			8:20AM1.32m				8:51PM0.90m				9:07AM1.15m				9:32PM0.73m				9:49AM0.99m


	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:40	—	—
mm	—	—	—	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—
Temp °C	26	26	28	28	28	27	27	26	26	26	28	30	29	28	26	26	26	26	29	30	31	28	26
Feels °C	29	29	32	33	32	30	31	29	30	30	32	34	33	32	29	29	29	30	33	33	33	31	29
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16
kJ	103	103	118	123	74	74	72	115	102	102	103	103	102	102	99	90	86	86	86	85	84	83	82
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 16	SSE 16	S 9	SSE 12	SSE 12	S 9	S 9	S 9	SSE 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	SSE 10	S 6	S 6	S 10	S 10	S 7
kJ	17	8	8	7	26	51	7	15	13	6	6	6	13	9	9	9	9	11	3	2	8	8	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	S 10	S 10	S 16	S 9	S 9	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	S 9	S 11	—	S 6	S 6	S 11	SSE 10	S 10	S 10	S 5	S 10
kJ	7	17	17	16	7	7	19	6	6	12	12	13	6	10	—	1	3	9	11	2	2	1	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 2	NNW 2	NNW 2	NNW 3	—	N 3	N 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 2	—	WSW 6	N 3	NW 6	ESE 6	N 2	N 3
kJ	1	1	1	2	—	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	3	1	8	3	1	3
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	2	4	2	4	4	4	4	3	3	1	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	2	4	2	4	4	4	4	3	3	1	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	7	6	6	5	5	5	9	5	5	5	5	4	8	7	5	4	4	5	4

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