Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rio Chico today (11 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rio Chico at 2PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Rio Chico. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Sat 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 109 | 171 | 167 | 167 | 164 | 158 | 188 | 257 | 251 | 371 | 427 | 427 | 421 | 406 | 380 | 365 | 424 | 418 | 418 | 418 | 418 | 424 | 429 | 424 | 418 | 407 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 4:31AM2.15m | 5:07PM2.16m | 5:06AM2.08m | 5:44PM2.10m | 5:41AM1.99m | 6:23PM2.01m | 6:19AM1.90m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:48AM0.19m | 11:09PM0.51m | 11:23AM0.25m | 11:46PM0.58m | 12:00PM0.33m | 00:25AM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 |
mm | 8 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 14 | SSW 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 92 | 171 | 167 | 25 | 19 | 158 | 19 | 257 | 251 | 371 | 427 | 427 | 421 | 406 | 380 | 365 | 424 | 418 | 418 | 418 | 418 | 424 | 429 | 424 | 418 | 407 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 6 | WNW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 5 | SW 13 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SSW 6 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | WNW 15 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 109 | 27 | 120 | 167 | 164 | 19 | 85 | 168 | 147 | 99 | 97 | 97 | 39 | 30 | 18 | 85 | 51 | 75 | 73 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | W 15 | NW 11 | SSW 9 | NW 7 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 15 |
| kJ | 45 | 82 | 80 | 120 | 120 | 109 | 188 | 44 | 44 | 37 | 14 | 14 | 140 | 95 | 95 | 38 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 79 | 53 | 54 | 54 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | — | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 28 | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 21 | 28 | 34 | 37 | — | — | — | 17 | 17 | 17 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 35 | 62 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 62 | 62 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 33 | 62 | 62 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
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