
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rio Claro today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rio Claro at 1PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Rio Claro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | 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 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
260 | 260 | 257 | 254 | 251 | 203 | 245 | 248 | 245 | 242 | 153 | 155 | 149 | 176 | 209 | 209 | 206 | 169 | 169 | 164 | 160 | 150 | 145 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 11:26AM2.18m | 00:11AM2.22m | 12:23PM2.31m | 00:56AM2.41m | 1:09PM2.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:17AM1.07m | 5:51PM0.85m | 6:16AM0.94m | 6:39PM0.73m | 7:04AM0.76m | 7:19PM0.60m | |||||||||||||||||
5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
44 | 35 | 34 | 254 | 251 | 203 | 245 | 248 | 245 | 242 | 153 | 155 | 149 | 176 | 209 | 209 | 206 | 169 | 169 | 164 | 115 | 150 | 145 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SSW 7 | S 7 | WSW 6 | WNW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
260 | 260 | 257 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 18 | 27 | 20 | 133 | 160 | 149 | 144 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 |
47 | 47 | 47 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 21 | 68 | 99 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 22 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 23 | 29 | — | 18 | 16 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 0 | 0 | 294 | 283 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 309 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 309 | 171 | 35 | 0 |
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