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Rio Claro Surf Forecast
/ Golfo Dulce (13 surf breaks) /
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Rio Claro surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 16 Apr 2026 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Rio Claro surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rio Claro sea temperature is
30.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Rio Claro today?
The current surf forecast for Rio Claro at 11PM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Rio Claro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1055 | 988 | 833 | 822 | 811 | 800 | 594 | 549 | 633 | 542 | 439 | 421 | 413 | 385 | 454 | 421 | 917 | 763 | 706 | 687 | 678 | 763 | 642 | 633 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:51PM 2.95 | 2:18AM 2.79 | 2:33PM 3.12 | 3:02AM 2.91 | 3:16PM 3.22 | 3:46AM 2.97 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:09PM 0.22 | 8:19AM 0.29 | 8:52PM 0.05 | 9:03AM 0.19 | 9:36PM -0.06 | 9:48AM 0.14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 |
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