Rio Mar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 8.45° N 79.98° W

Issued: 6 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Rio Mar sea temperature is

30.0°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 (21 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 20s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 19s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rio Mar at 2AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 21s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	20s
Afternoon (21 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	19s
Evening (21 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	18s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 20			Wednesday 21								Thursday 22
	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	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 21	SSE 20	SSE 20	SSE 20	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16
Wave Graph
kJ	67	66	69	70	87	77	128	127	74	115	107	124	178	176	172	162	153	149	203
Wind (km/h)	N	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNE	ENE	SSE	S	SSW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	S	ESE	SE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	on	glassy	glassy
High Tide				11:31PM3.21m				11:53AM3.17m				00:29AM3.41m				12:52PM3.36m
Low Tide		5:02PM1.48m				5:46AM1.59m				6:09PM1.38m				6:48AM1.35m					7:03PM1.19m


	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—
	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—
mm	2	—	—	1	—	—	—	1	4	4	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	—
Temp °C	29	27	26	26	26	26	27	28	28	27	27	26	25	26	27	27	27	27	27
Feels °C	32	31	29	29	29	30	32	31	33	31	31	29	28	30	32	30	31	32	32
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16
kJ	67	66	69	70	70	68	65	64	65	66	107	124	178	176	172	162	153	149	203
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 23	SSE 22	SSE 21	SSE 21	SSE 21	SSE 20	SSE 20	SSE 20	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	S 7
kJ	10	46	45	45	87	77	128	127	74	115	66	66	65	59	33	33	33	33	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 22	—	S 8	—	S 8	S 8	N 3	S 8	SSW 7	SSW 7	—	—	SSW 7	—	SSW 7	S 6	S 6	S 7	ESE 4
kJ	39	—	5	—	1	5	1	1	5	5	—	—	4	—	4	3	3	4	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SW 8	—	N 3	SW 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 7	SW 7	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	3	—	1	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	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
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	75	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	141	15	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	7	6	7	6	9	9	9	9	8	5	5	5	7	5	6	6	6	5

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