Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rio Claro today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rio Claro at 2PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Rio Claro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 644 | 636 | 636 | 620 | 512 | 429 | 424 | 418 | 412 | 476 | 431 | 357 | 347 | 342 | 280 | 268 | 261 | 257 | 253 | 219 | 219 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | off |
High Tide | 2:44PM2.63m | 3:18AM2.59m | 3:23PM2.69m | 3:54AM2.69m | 3:59PM2.72m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:38AM0.70m | 9:03PM0.40m | 9:18AM0.61m | 9:38PM0.34m | 9:56AM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 31 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 25 |
Feels °C | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 644 | 636 | 636 | 620 | 512 | 429 | 424 | 418 | 412 | 476 | 431 | 357 | 347 | 342 | 280 | 268 | 261 | 257 | 253 | 219 | 219 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | 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 |
| kJ | 83 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 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 |
| kJ | 3 | 22 | 10 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 199 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 199 | 171 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 186 | 35 | 35 | 0 |
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