Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rio Chico today (27 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rio Chico at 12AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Rio Chico. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 326 | 384 | 317 | 269 | 215 | 215 | 212 | 261 | 183 | 161 | 166 | 236 | 236 | 184 | 106 | 113 | 111 | 102 | 197 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:37PM2.20m | 3:51AM2.38m | 4:13PM2.29m | 4:25AM2.43m | 4:51PM2.33m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:41PM0.29m | 10:07AM0.18m | 10:17PM0.25m | 10:42AM0.10m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 326 | 384 | 317 | 269 | 215 | 215 | 212 | 261 | 183 | 161 | 158 | 161 | 158 | 121 | 93 | 113 | 111 | 95 | 197 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 5 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 78 | 78 | 152 | 150 | 145 | 132 | 127 | 161 | 125 | 125 | 166 | 236 | 236 | 137 | 106 | 106 | 104 | 17 | 66 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 11 | W 13 | WNW 12 | W 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 5 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | NW 10 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 152 | 152 | 45 | 82 | 55 | 75 | 40 | 77 | 44 | 22 | 11 | 119 | 113 | 184 | 96 | 24 | 82 | 102 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 19 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | — | 11 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 781 | 224 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 33 | 33 | 62 | 991 | 62 | 224 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 0 |
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