Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rio Chico today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rio Chico at 6PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Rio Chico. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 516 | 568 | 536 | 517 | 931 | 909 | 719 | 719 | 793 | 701 | 603 | 640 | 550 | 542 | 542 | 550 | 603 | 611 | 595 | 415 | 404 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:08PM1.64m | 00:42AM1.88m | 1:03PM1.77m | 1:23AM2.02m | 1:48PM1.93m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:15PM0.75m | 7:02AM0.73m | 7:05PM0.66m | 7:43AM0.55m | 7:48PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 295 | 568 | 536 | 517 | 931 | 909 | 719 | 719 | 793 | 701 | 603 | 640 | 550 | 542 | 542 | 550 | 603 | 611 | 595 | 415 | 404 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 516 | 241 | 238 | 241 | 46 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 21 | 21 | 38 | 41 | 32 | 24 | 11 | 18 | 67 | 94 | 76 | 76 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | NW 10 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | WNW 12 | NW 9 | SW 18 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 11 | NW 12 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 46 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 37 | 37 | 15 | 20 | 80 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SSW 5 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 10 | — | 19 | 34 | — | — | — | — | 35 | 46 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 62 | 148 | 918 | 75 | 62 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 231 | 876 | 62 | 33 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 75 | 1104 | 62 | 876 | 876 |
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