Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rio Claro today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rio Claro at 12PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rio Claro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 90 | 86 | 86 | 87 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 64 | 63 | 83 | 62 | 82 | 84 | 116 | 133 | 133 | 131 | 128 | 152 | 204 | 258 | 234 | 229 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:54AM2.77m | 7:18PM2.43m | 7:42AM2.70m | 8:14PM2.33m | 8:40AM2.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:35AM0.51m | 1:14PM0.54m | 1:20AM0.60m | 2:08PM0.59m | 2:16AM0.69m | 3:12PM0.63m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 90 | 86 | 86 | 87 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 64 | 63 | 83 | 62 | 75 | 71 | 72 | 133 | 133 | 131 | 128 | 90 | 88 | 86 | 86 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 13 | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 37 | 37 | 50 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 18 | 25 | 47 | 44 | 38 | 82 | 39 | 116 | 104 | 101 | 87 | 85 | 85 | 204 | 258 | 234 | 229 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | WSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 11 | SW 12 | S 11 | SSW 15 | S 10 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 17 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 27 | 26 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 39 | 38 | 84 | 34 | 85 | 63 | 101 | 69 | 152 | 83 | 74 | 74 | 72 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 0 | 0 |
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