Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rio Claro today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rio Claro at 7PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Rio Claro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 113 | 132 | 157 | 109 | 148 | 88 | 88 | 111 | 83 | 209 | 319 | 209 | 92 | 86 | 175 | 173 | 173 | 119 | 155 | 142 | 109 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 12:13PM2.70m | 00:59AM2.58m | 1:17PM2.82m | 1:57AM2.79m | 2:13PM2.94m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:42PM0.38m | 7:03AM0.53m | 7:39PM0.22m | 8:02AM0.38m | 8:30PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 35 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 13 | S 8 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 113 | 132 | 157 | 98 | 148 | 38 | 37 | 111 | 35 | 209 | 319 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 48 | 61 | 74 | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 8 | SSW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 41 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 69 | 74 | 35 | 52 | 53 | 59 | 209 | 92 | 86 | 175 | 173 | 173 | 119 | 155 | 142 | 109 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SW 20 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 18 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 67 | 54 | 15 | 109 | 69 | 88 | 88 | 22 | 83 | 49 | 81 | 97 | 92 | 35 | 67 | 67 | 126 | 91 | 64 | 110 | 56 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 198 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 186 | 199 | 3 | 0 |
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