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Rio Chico surfForecast / Manabi / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 09 Feb 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
26.7° C
 (Which is 1.1°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 6PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 09). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (09 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (09 Feb)2ft (0.6m)13s

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

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Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
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)
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
4
4
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
WNW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
WNW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
Period(s) (?)141616161314141414191818181817171716161616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1891248913598103103140140283368356443582576673627590688679679671662654
Wind
(km/h)
0
SSW
5
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
SW
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
SW
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
0
W
5
S
10
S
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassonononglasscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrossonononglassglasscross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:53AM
1.75
9:01PM
1.82
9:52AM
1.63
9:58PM
1.69
11:11AM
1.56
11:12PM
1.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:49PM
0.79
3:32AM
0.69
3:45PM
0.92
4:38AM
0.76
5:02PM
1.00
5:57AM
0.76
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Sunrise-------6:31-------6:31-------6:31
Sunset--6:42-------6:42-------6:42-----
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
1-----31---------------1
Temp. °C242526252525242426272625252525252526262525252524
Feels °C (?)282829292929272729302828292928282829282829292827
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