Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rio Claro today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rio Claro at 5PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Rio Claro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 168 | 171 | 171 | 168 | 145 | 134 | 101 | 138 | 202 | 199 | 190 | 187 | 147 | 140 | 166 | 113 | 152 | 147 | 175 | 170 | 169 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 4:47PM2.79m | 5:05AM2.99m | 5:26PM2.72m | 5:44AM2.93m | 6:09PM2.62m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:42AM0.27m | 10:51PM0.29m | 11:21AM0.27m | 11:29PM0.35m | 12:02PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 11 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 168 | 171 | 171 | 168 | 33 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 202 | 199 | 190 | 187 | 147 | 140 | 166 | 30 | 34 | 136 | 172 | 170 | 164 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 115 | 99 | 22 | 114 | 108 | 134 | 101 | 138 | 41 | 40 | 29 | 40 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 113 | 136 | 147 | 30 | 32 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 13 | S 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 11 | SW 18 | S 6 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 96 | 30 | 145 | 98 | 95 | 73 | 37 | 37 | 51 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 152 | 19 | 175 | 169 | 169 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 5 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 9 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 171 | 0 | 0 |
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