Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rio Claro today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rio Claro at 2PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Rio Claro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 74mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 18 | SSW 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
129 | 66 | 125 | 124 | 164 | 116 | 110 | 109 | 86 | 97 | 99 | 105 | 102 | 99 | 96 | 93 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 82 | 80 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:54PM2.38m | 1:33AM2.35m | 1:40PM2.50m | 2:12AM2.53m | 2:20PM2.62m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:45AM0.93m | 7:17PM0.66m | 7:33AM0.79m | 7:57PM0.53m | 8:14AM0.65m | 8:33PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||
5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 16 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
39 | 39 | 38 | 35 | 164 | 26 | 36 | 61 | 77 | 97 | 99 | 105 | 102 | 99 | 96 | 93 | 75 | 41 | 44 | 51 | 51 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 16 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 15 | SW 18 |
129 | 66 | 125 | 124 | 33 | 116 | 110 | 109 | 86 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 51 | 47 | 81 | 40 | 25 | 24 | 76 | 80 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 18 | SSW 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 |
36 | 35 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 30 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 51 | 10 | 50 | 81 | 81 | 82 | 54 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
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