
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rio Claro today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rio Claro at 10AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Rio Claro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
400 | 400 | 400 | 394 | 384 | 312 | 290 | 229 | 225 | 225 | 273 | 277 | 201 | 405 | 376 | 228 | 228 | 366 | 356 | 352 | 342 | 312 | 253 | 307 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:24PM2.82m | 1:09AM2.58m | 1:25PM2.93m | 2:07AM2.76m | 2:22PM3.03m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:05AM0.61m | 6:54PM0.29m | 7:09AM0.48m | 7:51PM0.15m | 8:09AM0.36m | 8:45PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 5:57 | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
400 | 400 | 400 | 394 | 384 | 312 | 290 | 229 | 225 | 225 | 273 | 277 | 201 | 405 | 376 | 228 | 228 | 366 | 356 | 352 | 342 | 312 | 253 | 307 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 18 | S 17 | S 16 |
57 | 57 | 57 | 70 | 70 | 57 | 50 | 48 | 47 | 35 | 190 | 188 | 131 | 17 | 17 | 138 | 147 | 56 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 79 | 92 | 85 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 23 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | S 7 | SW 18 | S 7 |
21 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 156 | 147 | 135 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 80 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 186 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Golfo Dulce | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)













