Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rio Claro today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rio Claro at 7PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Rio Claro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
169 | 173 | 251 | 444 | 297 | 415 | 394 | 370 | 394 | 376 | 370 | 345 | 350 | 286 | 281 | 216 | 198 | 158 | 158 | 154 | 122 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:48AM2.48m | 8:21PM2.17m | 8:40AM2.32m | 9:24PM2.04m | 9:44AM2.21m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:14PM0.75m | 2:22AM0.92m | 3:13PM0.87m | 3:24AM1.04m | 4:22PM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||
5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 25 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
169 | 173 | 251 | 444 | 297 | 415 | 394 | 370 | 394 | 376 | 370 | 345 | 350 | 286 | 281 | 216 | 198 | 158 | 158 | 154 | 122 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | W 8 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | WSW 6 | SSW 18 | SW 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
85 | 84 | 147 | 1 | 83 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 35 | 65 | 103 | 103 | 65 | 98 | 93 | 107 | 104 | 102 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | W 8 | W 13 | SW 19 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | W 13 | W 13 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 21 | SW 22 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 21 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | WSW 5 |
30 | 49 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 38 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 171 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 171 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 171 | 0 | 0 |
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