Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rio Claro today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 26s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rio Claro at 9AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 26s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Rio Claro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 23 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 36 | 60 | 79 | 84 | 171 | 171 | 119 | 104 | 218 | 368 | 368 | 271 | 217 | 137 | 404 | 664 | 664 | 584 | 224 | 173 | 392 | 546 | 657 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 9:30AM2.41m | 10:12PM2.11m | 10:29AM2.33m | 11:18PM2.08m | 11:30AM2.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:11AM0.87m | 4:03PM0.80m | 4:10AM0.97m | 5:05PM0.82m | 5:14AM1.00m | 6:05PM0.78m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 11 | S 8 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 28 | 40 | 79 | 84 | 93 | 105 | 119 | 104 | 51 | 90 | 89 | 143 | 139 | 79 | 59 | 664 | 664 | 584 | 128 | 45 | 392 | 546 | 657 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SSW 26 | SSW 10 | WSW 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 24 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 21 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | S 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 21 | 60 | 37 | 55 | 171 | 171 | 66 | 21 | 67 | 48 | 36 | 271 | 72 | 137 | 404 | 45 | 47 | 49 | 49 | 43 | 45 | 158 | 121 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SW 18 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 12 | SSW 24 | SW 23 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 8 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | W 8 | W 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 36 | 36 | 22 | 37 | 24 | 34 | 31 | 49 | 218 | 368 | 368 | 48 | 217 | 130 | 127 | 119 | 116 | 48 | 224 | 173 | 41 | 27 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 107 | 90 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 79 | 0 | 0 |
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