Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rio Claro today (28 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rio Claro at 9PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Rio Claro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | W 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 141 | 116 | 121 | 89 | 85 | 82 | 63 | 109 | 154 | 129 | 101 | 99 | 131 | 93 | 85 | 91 | 91 | 140 | 140 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:45PM2.87m | 3:59AM3.11m | 4:25PM2.87m | 4:39AM3.08m | 5:07PM2.81m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:46PM0.23m | 10:16AM0.09m | 10:26PM0.24m | 10:57AM0.11m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 141 | 116 | 116 | 89 | 67 | 46 | 63 | 103 | 115 | 104 | 101 | 99 | 131 | 93 | 85 | 83 | 88 | 140 | 140 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | S 10 | SSW 15 | SW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 72 | 87 | 121 | 48 | 85 | 64 | 46 | 46 | 111 | 129 | 91 | 89 | 66 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 84 | 68 | 66 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | SSW 15 | WNW 9 | SSW 14 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 10 | S 9 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 47 | 48 | 28 | 86 | 25 | 82 | 60 | 109 | 154 | 111 | 29 | 24 | 22 | 67 | 66 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 90 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 316 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 309 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
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