Rio Mar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 8.45° N 79.98° W

Issued: 12 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Rio Mar sea temperature is

30.2°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 (09 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rio Mar at 4AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	15s
Afternoon (09 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	19s
Evening (09 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 9								Saturday 10								Sunday 11
	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	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 15	SSE 19	SSE 14	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	S 13	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15
Wave Graph
kJ	83	82	80	125	125	74	74	41	61	104	104	104	104	60	53	51	50	51	55	84	83	76	72	72
Wind (km/h)	N	NW	NNW	SE	SSE	SSE	NE	N	NW	NNW	NNW	SSE	S	SSE	SW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	N	SSE	SSE	WSW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	off	off	off	off	glassy	glassy	on	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		2:32AM4.27m				2:56PM4.17m				3:14AM4.43m				3:38PM4.29m				3:53AM4.51m					4:17PM4.34m
Low Tide				8:46AM0.47m				9:01PM0.46m				9:28AM0.28m				9:41PM0.38m					10:06AM0.17m


	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—
mm	—	—	1	—	—	1	—	—	1	2	1	2	2	4	1	3	3	1	—	—	3	8	6	1
Temp °C	27	26	27	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	29	29	29	28	27	27	26	27	29	29	27	26	25
Feels °C	31	30	32	32	32	32	33	33	32	31	31	34	33	34	33	31	31	30	31	34	34	31	30	27
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	S 13	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15
kJ	83	82	80	76	73	71	42	41	41	104	104	104	104	60	53	51	50	51	55	84	83	76	72	72
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 18	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	S 13	SSE 16	SSW 6	S 21	SSE 21	SSE 21	SSW 5
kJ	9	9	74	125	125	74	74	35	61	41	41	41	67	34	34	34	17	30	51	4	36	44	42	9
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 21	S 6	S 11	SSE 11	S 6	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 9	S 22	S 22	S 21	S 6	S 7	—	SSE 20
kJ	45	3	9	11	1	8	8	8	8	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	9	9	36	3	3	—	38
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SSW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 7	—	NNW 3	—	—	—	S 7	—
kJ	—	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	—	4	—	—	—	8	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	3	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	582	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	75	0	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4		1	1	1	4	4	4	4	3	2	1	1	2	4	4	4	4	1	1	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4		1	1	1	4	4	4	4	3	2	1	1	3	4	4	4	4	2	2	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	4	5	6	8	9	9	9	8	5	6	6	6	5	5

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