Rio Chico surfForecast / Manabi / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 28 Mar 2026 -05
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Rio Chico surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rio Chico sea temperature is
26.6° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rio Chico today?

The current surf forecast for Rio Chico at 4PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (28 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (28 Mar)2ft (0.6m)14s

Table - waves today at Rio Chico. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
Period(s) (?)151613131414141414141416161615151414141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8912287142164167211164206203200295358353331309251248248245238203200155
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
S
10
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
0
S
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
on
ononglassglassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:32PM
1.94
12:51AM
1.85
1:34PM
2.07
1:52AM
1.97
2:23PM
2.19
2:42AM
2.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:50PM
0.72
7:08AM
0.50
7:51PM
0.57
8:03AM
0.42
8:39PM
0.43
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise-------6:24-------6:24-------6:24
Sunset--6:30-------6:30-------6:30-----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C252726252424232426262624242423232627262424242424
Feels °C (?)282928282727262728282827272826252929282727272827
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