Rio Chico surfForecast / Manabi / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 17 Sep 2025 -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
23.9° C
(Which is 2.7°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 12AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (18 Sep)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (18 Sep)3ft (0.9m)13s

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

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Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
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Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
Period(s) (?)141414141313131313131312121212121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)507500416404398342290286282277238223178175175175172172172167135106137108
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:13AM
1.96
1:26PM
1.89
2:06AM
2.09
2:19PM
2.01
2:49AM
2.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:42PM
0.53
7:26AM
0.69
7:43PM
0.45
8:19AM
0.56
8:30PM
0.37
9:01AM
0.44
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
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Sunset6:20-------6:20-------6:20-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222121212121222323212121212122232322222121212323
Feels °C (?)232223222222232324222222222324232424242223232524
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Manabi

  1. weather stationWind Update Wind reports 62 km away suggest it is still onshore at Rio Chico (light winds from the WSW at Salinas/Gen Ulpi Airport). 1.2m 14s groundswell from the SW with a 0.7m 5s windswell, also from the SW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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