Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rio Claro today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rio Claro at 5PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Rio Claro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 122mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | SSW 7 | SW 18 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 17 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 136 | 91 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 97 | 90 | 150 | 268 | 280 | 286 | 222 | 191 | 163 | 200 | 222 | 268 | 138 | 244 | 110 | 83 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:53PM2.70m | 6:10AM2.85m | 6:45PM2.56m | 7:05AM2.68m | 7:48PM2.44m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:42AM0.20m | 11:55PM0.42m | 12:32PM0.33m | 00:49AM0.58m | 1:31PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 18 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 34 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 16 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 93 | 91 | 93 | 93 | 72 | 78 | 85 | 147 | 204 | 82 | 73 | 50 | 191 | 163 | 159 | 222 | 125 | 138 | 244 | 110 | 83 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | S 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 16 | WSW 8 | S 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 136 | 20 | 85 | 88 | 93 | 85 | 90 | 91 | 90 | 152 | 66 | 68 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 206 | 110 | 118 | 75 | 69 | 67 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 15 | 82 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 97 | 89 | 150 | 152 | 46 | 25 | 25 | 190 | 104 | 9 | 72 | 66 | 82 | 90 | 94 | 77 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | SW 7 | — | SW 7 | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 31 | 56 | — | — | — | — | 268 | 280 | 286 | 222 | — | — | 200 | — | 268 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 80 | 186 | 186 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 170 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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