Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rio Claro today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rio Claro at 5PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Rio Claro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 392 | 377 | 279 | 272 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 264 | 264 | 261 | 203 | 186 | 180 | 178 | 175 | 138 | 113 | 132 | 157 | 109 | 152 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:48AM2.59m | 10:37PM2.28m | 11:02AM2.61m | 11:53PM2.39m | 12:13PM2.70m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:24PM0.61m | 4:40AM0.76m | 5:36PM0.52m | 5:55AM0.68m | 6:42PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 392 | 377 | 279 | 272 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 264 | 264 | 261 | 203 | 186 | 180 | 178 | 175 | 138 | 113 | 132 | 157 | 98 | 152 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 41 | 40 | 63 | 41 | 38 | 40 | 43 | 41 | 24 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 26 | 30 | 28 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 41 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SW 20 | SW 15 | S 9 |
| kJ | 71 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 18 | 30 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 43 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 54 | 15 | 109 | 40 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 210 | 186 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 171 | 0 | 0 |
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