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Rio Chico surfForecast / Manabi / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 21 Nov 2025 -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
24.9° C
 (Which is 2.8°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 3PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (21 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (21 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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

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Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
Period(s) (?)131313141414141514141313131313131312121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4446458995103132134132162183180180171168172167124939290114114114
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		onononononcross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:38PM
2.12
4:34AM
2.07
5:14PM
2.09
5:09AM
2.02
5:50PM
2.04
5:44AM
1.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:18AM
0.23
10:38PM
0.54
10:53AM
0.25
11:14PM
0.58
11:28AM
0.29
11:51PM
0.64
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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Sunset--6:15-------6:15-------6:15-----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222422222222222222232322222222222223232222222222
Feels °C (?)242523242424242423252424242424242425252323232323
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