Rio Mar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 8.45° N 79.98° W

Issued: 6 am 15 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 (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rio Mar at 11AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s
Evening (15 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 15							Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	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	1 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	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 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13
Wave Graph
kJ	58	59	60	64	68	42	42	47	49	33	34	58	59	62	66	67	68	68	66	61	59	58	57	55
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off
High Tide		4:11AM4.43m				4:27PM4.57m				5:03AM4.59m				5:18PM4.58m				5:52AM4.65m				6:08PM4.49m
Low Tide				10:17AM0.34m				10:44PM-0.07m				11:09AM0.26m				11:32PM-0.07m				11:58AM0.26m				00:18AM0.04m


	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09
	—	—	—	—	6:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:42	—	—	6:42
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	1	—	—	2	3	1	—	1
Temp °C	26	26	29	32	32	28	27	26	26	26	29	31	31	28	27	27	27	26	30	31	31	28	27	26
Feels °C	29	29	32	36	34	30	30	29	29	29	32	34	34	31	30	31	30	29	33	35	35	32	31	29
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 12	SSE 15	SSE 16	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13
kJ	58	59	60	64	68	29	42	47	31	33	34	58	59	62	66	67	68	68	66	61	59	58	57	55
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 16	SE 16	—	—	SSW 12	SSE 15	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	S 16	—	S 21	S 20	S 20	S 20	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6
kJ	11	10	—	—	14	42	28	28	49	25	25	20	—	9	8	8	8	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	S 7	—	S 6	S 22	S 22	—	NE 4	—	—	S 20	—	—	S 6	—	S 20	—	—	—	S 21	S 21	S 21
kJ	—	—	—	1	—	1	9	9	—	1	—	—	8	—	—	1	—	8	—	—	—	9	9	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 3	NNW 3	N 3	—	—	—	N 3	N 3	N 3	—	—	—	—	N 2	N 3	N 3	NNE 3	NNE 3	NE 4	NE 4	ENE 4	NNE 2	N 3	N 3
kJ	5	3	1	—	—	—	2	2	1	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	3	2	3	2	1	1	2	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	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	3	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	3	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	9	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	8	9	6	6	6	5	7	9	8

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