Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rio Claro today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rio Claro at 11AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
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 morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 245 | 242 | 153 | 155 | 149 | 176 | 209 | 209 | 206 | 169 | 169 | 133 | 160 | 155 | 152 | 147 | 186 | 140 | 108 | 138 | 203 | 199 | 198 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 12:23PM2.31m | 00:56AM2.41m | 1:09PM2.45m | 1:34AM2.61m | 1:50PM2.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:16AM0.94m | 6:39PM0.73m | 7:04AM0.76m | 7:19PM0.60m | 7:44AM0.57m | 7:57PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 245 | 242 | 153 | 155 | 149 | 176 | 209 | 209 | 206 | 169 | 169 | 133 | 155 | 155 | 152 | 147 | 186 | 52 | 91 | 91 | 77 | 67 | 67 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SSW 7 | WSW 6 | W 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 26 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 130 | 160 | 149 | 144 | 142 | 173 | 137 | 108 | 138 | 203 | 199 | 137 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | WNW 15 | S 7 | WNW 13 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SW 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 12 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 26 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 21 | 27 | 99 | 18 | 18 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 140 | 89 | 98 | 140 | 144 | 198 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 12 | — | 10 | 10 | 22 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 25 | 18 | 18 | — | 75 | 91 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 35 | 316 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 252 | 107 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 27 | 170 | 171 | 35 | 0 |
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