Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rio Chico today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rio Chico at 4PM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Rio Chico. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 155 | 154 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 246 | 181 | 127 | 173 | 173 | 211 | 214 | 211 | 171 | 113 | 113 | 166 | 166 | 164 | 158 | 113 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:12AM1.57m | 11:38PM1.60m | 11:41AM1.58m | 00:48AM1.71m | 12:51PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:51PM0.80m | 5:43AM1.00m | 6:10PM0.76m | 6:55AM0.90m | 7:08PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 5 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SSW 5 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 35 | 35 | 28 | 27 | 249 | 246 | 181 | 127 | 173 | 173 | 211 | 214 | 23 | 171 | 113 | 113 | 166 | 166 | 164 | 18 | 113 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 18 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 16 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 81 | 81 | 79 | 249 | 78 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 52 | 51 | 36 | 211 | 25 | 35 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 23 | 158 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 11 | N 7 | NW 10 | W 15 | NW 8 | W 15 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 13 | NW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 155 | 154 | 249 | 79 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | SSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 23 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 21 | 24 | 30 | 30 | — | 19 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 19 | — | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 62 | 1063 | 1226 | 224 | 62 | 81 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 1063 | 955 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 |
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