Rio Mar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 8.45° N 79.98° W

Issued: 6 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Rio Mar sea temperature is

29.3° 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 (12 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rio Mar at 2AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s
Afternoon (12 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s
Evening (12 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 11			Sunday 12								Monday 13								Tue 14
	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	10 AM	1 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 16	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14
Wave Graph
kJ	144	142	135	85	71	70	70	69	69	68	67	63	60	35	34	34	49	63	69	70	70	70	69	63
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WSW	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	NE	S	E	NW	WNW	NW	N	NNW	SW	NE	E	NW	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide					1:13AM3.73m				1:33PM4.15m				2:18AM3.96m				2:35PM4.32m				3:17AM4.21m
Low Tide		6:59PM0.67m					7:19AM0.90m				8:02PM0.44m				8:24AM0.71m				9:00PM0.22m				9:23AM0.50m


	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—
	6:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:42
mm	6	8	2	2	—	1	—	3	7	9	3	2	2	2	1	—	3	2	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	30	28	26	27	26	26	28	28	28	27	26	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	28	31
Feels °C	35	33	30	32	30	30	33	33	34	32	29	28	30	31	31	31	31	30	28	28	28	28	32	35
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14
kJ	144	142	135	85	71	70	70	69	69	68	67	63	60	35	34	34	34	63	69	70	70	70	69	63
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 7	S 7	SSW 7	S 7	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	S 6	S 6	S 6
kJ	3	3	3	3	4	4	9	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	25	25	49	7	8	8	8	3	3	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 8	—	S 22	S 23	W 3	S 23	S 23	S 18	SE 18	SE 18	SSE 18	S 21	SSE 16	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 20	S 20	S 20	S 20	S 20	—	S 19
kJ	—	1	—	9	10	1	11	11	6	12	12	30	9	26	7	3	6	8	7	7	7	7	—	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	W 2	W 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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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	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	3	3	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	2
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