Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rio Claro today (14 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Rio Claro at 12AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Rio Claro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 95mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
70 | 108 | 110 | 161 | 236 | 234 | 452 | 522 | 437 | 595 | 588 | 575 | 589 | 574 | 643 | 560 | 486 | 480 | 553 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 3:03PM3.02m | 3:34AM3.10m | 3:51PM3.04m | 4:18AM3.15m | 4:35PM2.99m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:18PM0.02m | 9:43AM0.16m | 10:02PM0.01m | 10:29AM0.14m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 31 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 6 |
52 | 63 | 60 | 49 | 209 | 205 | 220 | 522 | 437 | 595 | 588 | 575 | 589 | 574 | 643 | 560 | 486 | 480 | 88 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 13 | — | SW 16 |
47 | 108 | 110 | 108 | 236 | 234 | 452 | 176 | 189 | 186 | 189 | 189 | 189 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 3 | — | 553 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 11 | — | SW 14 | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | W 13 | — | — | S 11 |
70 | 75 | 87 | 161 | 161 | 165 | 5 | — | 74 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 64 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 196 | 311 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 275 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 79 | 35 | 0 |
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