
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rio Mar today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rio Mar at 3AM is: 0.2m 18s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 20). 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 (21 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Rio Mar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | S 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
37 | 37 | 36 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 3 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 11:05PM3.00m | 11:26AM3.10m | 00:23AM3.11m | 12:39PM3.22m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:35PM1.49m | 5:09AM1.72m | 5:56PM1.47m | 6:30AM1.62m | 7:02PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | |
mm | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 18 | S 7 | SSE 4 | W 3 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 11 | S 11 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
37 | 37 | 36 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 4 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
11 | 11 | 11 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 29 | 26 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 2 | W 2 | W 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 4 | W 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 107 | 7 | 0 | 80 | 81 | 107 | 135 | 347 | 139 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 166 | 147 | 135 | 135 |
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