Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rio Claro today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rio Claro at 9AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Rio Claro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 307 | 312 | 322 | 225 | 256 | 277 | 273 | 252 | 186 | 373 | 336 | 336 | 402 | 408 | 453 | 446 | 465 | 206 | 164 | 355 | 454 | 390 | 331 | 249 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:02AM2.92m | 3:16PM3.08m | 3:53AM3.04m | 4:07PM3.08m | 4:42AM3.10m | 4:56PM3.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:06AM0.26m | 9:35PM-0.05m | 9:59AM0.20m | 10:23PM-0.05m | 10:50AM0.21m | 11:10PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 5:57 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 307 | 312 | 322 | 225 | 256 | 277 | 273 | 252 | 186 | 373 | 336 | 336 | 402 | 408 | 453 | 446 | 465 | 206 | 164 | 355 | 454 | 390 | 331 | 249 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | S 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SSW 7 | SW 20 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 49 | 46 | 46 | 113 | 111 | 111 | 113 | 109 | 179 | 41 | 11 | 26 | 26 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 33 | 165 | 158 | 34 | 34 | 81 | 13 | 68 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 8 | SW 16 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | — | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 15 | S 16 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 11 | 41 | 17 | 16 | 15 | — | 14 | 15 | 33 | 34 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 46 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 275 | 186 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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