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Rio Chico surfForecast / Manabi / Ecuador
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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
25.7° C
(Which is 1.6°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 8AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Rio Chico. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | |
415 | 355 | 301 | 301 | 297 | 297 | 293 | 293 | 195 | 179 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 145 | 222 | 211 | 371 | 362 | 453 | 435 | 424 | 418 | 412 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | |
High Tide | 11:03AM1.87m | 11:29PM1.68m | 11:58AM1.97m | 00:32AM1.81m | 12:48PM2.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:27AM0.76m | 5:30PM0.79m | 5:31AM0.73m | 6:26PM0.64m | 6:30AM0.66m | 7:15PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | |
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Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
415 | 355 | 301 | 301 | 297 | 297 | 293 | 293 | 195 | 179 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 138 | 222 | 211 | 371 | 362 | 453 | 435 | 424 | 418 | 412 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 4 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 5 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 5 |
20 | 18 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 7 | 81 | 111 | 108 | 145 | 83 | 113 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | NW 11 | NW 11 | W 14 | W 14 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 |
12 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 37 | 57 | 52 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | SSW 5 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | — | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 738 | 62 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 33 | 207 | 884 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 62 | 935 | 738 | 35 | 0 |
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