
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rio Claro today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rio Claro at 2PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Rio Claro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
424 | 418 | 412 | 431 | 431 | 357 | 347 | 342 | 280 | 268 | 261 | 257 | 253 | 219 | 219 | 219 | 172 | 170 | 170 | 170 | 167 | 162 | 101 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 3:18AM2.59m | 3:23PM2.69m | 3:54AM2.69m | 3:59PM2.72m | 4:28AM2.77m | 4:36PM2.72m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:18AM0.61m | 9:38PM0.34m | 9:56AM0.55m | 10:12PM0.32m | 10:33AM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 |
424 | 418 | 412 | 431 | 431 | 357 | 347 | 342 | 280 | 268 | 261 | 257 | 253 | 219 | 219 | 219 | 172 | 170 | 170 | 170 | 167 | 162 | 101 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SW 16 |
15 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 14 | 66 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 10 | W 12 | — | W 13 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | S 12 |
8 | 9 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 66 | 25 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 186 | 180 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 275 | 35 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 50 |
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