Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rio Chico today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rio Chico at 10AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Rio Chico. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 11 | W 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 214 | 207 | 141 | 139 | 139 | 114 | 92 | 138 | 130 | 124 | 124 | 122 | 118 | 116 | 114 | 121 | 79 | 97 | 178 | 447 | 264 | 357 | 156 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:38AM2.47m | 6:52PM2.19m | 7:23AM2.37m | 7:42PM2.07m | 8:07AM2.23m | 8:33PM1.93m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:53PM0.31m | 1:01AM0.22m | 1:40PM0.38m | 1:47AM0.39m | 2:28PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 214 | 207 | 141 | 139 | 139 | 52 | 43 | 138 | 130 | 124 | 46 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 34 | 86 | 79 | 77 | 142 | 447 | 264 | 357 | 145 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 6 | WSW 13 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 21 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 15 | 36 | 15 | 35 | 55 | 114 | 92 | 47 | 47 | 49 | 124 | 122 | 118 | 116 | 114 | 28 | 59 | 97 | 178 | 42 | 57 | 36 | 156 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 16 | W 23 | NW 11 | NW 10 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 14 | N 7 | WNW 21 | WNW 20 | WNW 20 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 54 | 69 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 49 | 31 | 44 | 67 | 99 | 121 | 66 | 46 | 46 | 1 | 42 | 40 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 31 | 41 | 46 | 47 | 54 | — | — | 42 | 42 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 27 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 33 | 173 | 991 | 991 | 62 | 689 | 371 | 62 | 33 | 62 | 991 | 1017 | 738 | 62 | 62 | 59 | 33 | 59 | 62 | 938 | 738 | 62 |
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