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Rio Chico surfForecast / Manabi / Ecuador
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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
25.8° C
(Which is 1.9°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 1AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (21 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Rio Chico. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | |
181 | 193 | 196 | 191 | 181 | 176 | 106 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 167 | 162 | 158 | 133 | 97 | 96 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 208 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 6:29PM2.21m | 7:17AM2.29m | 7:26PM2.07m | 8:17AM2.20m | 8:29PM1.93m | 9:20AM2.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:49AM0.10m | 1:28PM0.49m | 1:45AM0.25m | 2:32PM0.58m | 2:46AM0.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | |
6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | |
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Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 16 |
30 | 35 | 28 | 191 | 181 | 176 | 30 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 21 | 162 | 158 | 133 | 97 | 96 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 208 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | WSW 10 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 13 |
181 | 193 | 196 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 106 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 167 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | SW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WNW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WNW 11 | SW 17 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 9 |
25 | 26 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 20 | 26 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 46 | 44 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 41 | 41 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 |
— | — | — | 28 | 30 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 991 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 81 | 33 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 62 | 33 | 33 | 62 | 991 | 938 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 33 | 62 | 1017 |
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