Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rio Chico today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rio Chico at 9PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Rio Chico. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 142 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 299 | 266 | 212 | 171 | 132 | 132 | 162 | 149 | 147 | 144 | 109 | 106 | 100 | 251 | 643 | 686 | 817 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:30PM2.16m | 3:15AM2.33m | 3:23PM2.27m | 4:02AM2.46m | 4:12PM2.34m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:29AM0.51m | 8:51PM0.13m | 9:24AM0.37m | 9:41PM0.04m | 10:12AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 16 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 142 | 142 | 44 | 163 | 299 | 266 | 212 | 44 | 47 | 47 | 37 | 27 | 147 | 144 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 169 | 643 | 686 | 817 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 6 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 19 | SW 12 | NW 11 | — |
| kJ | 129 | 163 | 163 | 83 | 38 | 22 | 58 | 171 | 132 | 132 | 162 | 149 | 25 | 24 | 88 | 85 | 82 | 251 | 74 | 5 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 18 | SW 21 | WSW 18 | WSW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 142 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 32 | 18 | 31 | 43 | 109 | 106 | 100 | 14 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | SW 6 | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | — |
| kJ | 47 | 46 | — | 39 | — | 38 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 14 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 62 | 991 | 991 | 781 | 935 | 81 | 62 | 62 | 257 | 991 | 781 | 938 | 35 | 35 | 55 | 0 | 63 | 983 | 991 | 983 | 689 |
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