Rio Chico Surf Break

Rio Chico 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 1.66° S 80.82° W

Issued: 6 pm 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rio Chico sea temperature is
26.1° C

3.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Rio Chico surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Rio Chico today (24 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rio Chico at 2AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (24 Jun)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (24 Jun)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
19
0.8
SW
19
0.9
SW
19
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
17
1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
567
560
553
546
539
438
365
360
360
370
395
344
357
403
432
442
504
510
577
516
510
505
568
700
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:22PM1.77m
11:33AM1.93m
00:25AM1.77m
12:26PM1.89m
1:21AM1.81m
Low Tide
5:08PM0.60m
5:17AM0.78m
6:05PM0.59m
6:19AM0.82m
6:58PM0.55m
7:15AM0.81m
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light rain
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:25
6:25
6:25
6:25
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
24
24
24
25
26
25
25
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
Feels °C
28
29
29
26
26
26
27
28
28
28
26
26
26
26
28
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
26
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
17
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
19
0.8
SW
19
0.9
SW
19
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
17
1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
Energy kJ
567
560
553
546
539
438
365
55
360
370
395
344
357
403
60
442
504
510
577
516
510
505
568
700
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SW
5
0.1
W
13
0.1
NW
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SSW
6
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
SW
21
0.2
WSW
21
0.1
W
10
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.1
NW
9
0.1
NW
9
0.1
NW
9
Energy kJ
19
18
7
3
4
2
2
360
47
2
2
18
45
2
432
47
30
28
21
21
21
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
11
0.1
NW
10
0.3
SSW
7
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
NW
9
0.1
NW
9
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
11
Energy kJ
23
4
9
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
5
0.7
SW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
Energy kJ
12
11
30
42
38
34
40
51
58
19
19
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
1
2
2
2
4
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
62
62
35
443
33
33
33
991
955
689
33
33
33
62
62
991
938
62
62
62
62
62
33
1017
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Rating
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Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
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