Rio Chico surfForecast / Manabi / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 16 Apr 2026 -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
26.3° C
(Which is 2.0°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 2AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (17 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (17 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
Period(s) (?)141414141414141616161515141414141414141414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)398398393382317308265567560532499479466404398387382377377327331331327246
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
5
W
5
SW
5
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
10
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
5
S
5
SE
5
SW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
glassglasscrosscross-
off
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:00PM
2.38
3:29AM
2.29
3:39PM
2.47
4:12AM
2.39
4:20PM
2.50
4:55AM
2.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:19PM
0.15
9:31AM
0.27
9:59PM
0.01
10:14AM
0.21
10:40PM
-0.06
10:59AM
0.21
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise-----6:20-------6:20-------6:20--
Sunset6:24-------6:23-------6:23-------
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------------1---
Temp. °C272525252424272726252524242427272725252524242727
Feels °C (?)292929292727302928282927272730292928292927273029
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