Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rio Chico today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rio Chico at 1AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Rio Chico. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 83 | 67 | 65 | 60 | 119 | 90 | 88 | 70 | 102 | 102 | 99 | 92 | 91 | 91 | 88 | 85 | 66 | 96 | 94 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:39PM1.68m | 9:44AM1.71m | 10:54PM1.60m | 10:57AM1.63m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:17PM0.65m | 3:34AM0.89m | 4:21PM0.73m | 4:49AM0.97m | 5:38PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 83 | 67 | 65 | 43 | 42 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 27 | 102 | 99 | 92 | 91 | 91 | 88 | 85 | 32 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 14 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 20 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 79 | 64 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 33 | 31 | 102 | 31 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 60 | 66 | 82 | 82 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 9 | SW 21 | SW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 9 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 51 | 34 | 35 | 57 | 119 | 90 | 88 | 70 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 60 | 8 | 60 | 96 | 94 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 31 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 31 | 32 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 995 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 35 | 0 | 62 | 991 | 991 | 738 | 257 | 371 | 33 | 33 | 62 | 884 | 992 | 62 | 33 |
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