Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rio Claro today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rio Claro at 3AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Rio Claro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 101 | 99 | 131 | 93 | 85 | 91 | 91 | 140 | 140 | 89 | 119 | 109 | 136 | 91 | 93 | 93 | 93 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:39AM3.08m | 5:07PM2.81m | 5:22AM3.00m | 5:53PM2.70m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:26PM0.24m | 10:57AM0.11m | 11:08PM0.31m | 11:42AM0.20m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 101 | 99 | 131 | 93 | 85 | 91 | 82 | 140 | 140 | 71 | 71 | 97 | 93 | 91 | 93 | 39 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 6 | SSW 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 91 | 89 | 66 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 85 | 68 | 66 | 67 | 119 | 109 | 136 | 22 | 29 | 93 | 93 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 29 | 24 | 22 | 67 | 66 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 90 | 89 | 64 | 43 | 15 | 82 | 85 | 88 | 78 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 316 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 186 | 186 | 35 | 0 |
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