Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rio Claro today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rio Claro at 7AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Rio Claro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 211 | 264 | 261 | 261 | 261 | 255 | 242 | 220 | 217 | 214 | 214 | 211 | 211 | 208 | 206 | 206 | 203 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:43AM2.80m | 6:08PM2.53m | 6:21AM2.61m | 6:50PM2.34m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:31PM0.44m | 12:00PM0.40m | 00:10AM0.61m | 12:41PM0.57m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 99 | 103 | 101 | 261 | 261 | 255 | 242 | 220 | 217 | 214 | 214 | 211 | 211 | 208 | 206 | 206 | 203 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 211 | 264 | 261 | 79 | 75 | 69 | 50 | 29 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 85 | 60 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SSW 23 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 61 | 59 | 53 | 53 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 52 | 78 | 74 | 73 | 72 | 72 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 50 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 186 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
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