Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rio Claro today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rio Claro at 8PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Rio Claro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 77mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SSW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
77 | 75 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 81 | 50 | 81 | 81 | 82 | 80 | 135 | 68 | 136 | 239 | 239 | 184 | 321 | 442 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 1:40PM2.50m | 2:12AM2.53m | 2:20PM2.62m | 2:48AM2.70m | 2:58PM2.72m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:57PM0.53m | 8:14AM0.65m | 8:33PM0.42m | 8:53AM0.51m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 12 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 23 |
Temp °C | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 25 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 18 |
77 | 75 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 50 | 50 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 56 | 57 | 442 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 7 |
55 | 54 | 54 | 51 | 47 | 81 | 40 | 81 | 81 | 76 | 80 | 135 | 68 | 136 | 239 | 239 | 184 | 321 | 70 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 18 | SSW 10 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 51 | 10 | 50 | 36 | 55 | 82 | 54 | 29 | 46 | 100 | 97 | 133 | 105 | 47 | 45 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 35 |
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