Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rio Claro today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rio Claro at 9AM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Rio Claro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 338 | 396 | 327 | 516 | 781 | 594 | 580 | 560 | 527 | 661 | 653 | 587 | 748 | 674 | 674 | 565 | 551 | 523 | 509 | 503 | 449 | 377 | 443 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:20AM3.02m | 3:46PM2.83m | 3:56AM2.97m | 4:23PM2.76m | 4:32AM2.86m | 5:00PM2.65m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:37AM0.13m | 9:47PM0.33m | 10:13AM0.17m | 10:24PM0.41m | 10:50AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 264 | 261 | 297 | 516 | 781 | 594 | 580 | 560 | 527 | 661 | 653 | 587 | 748 | 674 | 674 | 565 | 551 | 523 | 509 | 503 | 449 | 377 | 443 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | WNW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 338 | 396 | 327 | 156 | 20 | 113 | 116 | 76 | 64 | 91 | 91 | 81 | 73 | 61 | 74 | 59 | 59 | 44 | 43 | 41 | 39 | 44 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 13 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 12 | SW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 70 | 62 | 26 | 34 | 35 | 50 | 52 | 116 | 116 | 38 | 31 | 35 | 16 | 47 | 37 | 36 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 32 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 8 | SW 11 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 33 | 194 | 43 | 43 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 186 | 171 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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