Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rio Chico today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rio Chico at 10AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Rio Chico. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 208 | 208 | 208 | 212 | 208 | 238 | 160 | 147 | 176 | 173 | 176 | 176 | 173 | 171 | 208 | 173 | 212 | 215 | 195 | 200 | 203 | 248 | 255 | 348 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:35PM2.14m | 2:30AM2.16m | 2:35PM2.22m | 3:26AM2.31m | 3:31PM2.30m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:30AM0.60m | 8:05PM0.19m | 8:33AM0.49m | 9:01PM0.07m | 9:31AM0.39m | 9:53PM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 208 | 208 | 208 | 212 | 208 | 238 | 160 | 147 | 176 | 173 | 176 | 176 | 173 | 171 | 208 | 173 | 212 | 215 | 195 | 200 | 203 | 248 | 255 | 348 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 4 | NW 12 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 36 | 36 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 50 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 23 | SW 22 | S 7 | SW 21 | SSW 15 | SW 21 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 19 | NW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SW 23 |
| kJ | 21 | 18 | 4 | 18 | 45 | 18 | 41 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 37 | 2 | 49 | 50 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | SW 4 | — | — | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 16 | 17 | 9 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 5 | — | — | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 33 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 51 | 62 | 738 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 781 | 938 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
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