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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
25.7° C
(Which is 1.7°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 6AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 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 Sat morning, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | |
172 | 249 | 297 | 301 | 301 | 297 | 245 | 238 | 228 | 215 | 208 | 168 | 168 | 138 | 136 | 104 | 101 | 95 | 169 | 188 | 246 | 194 | 154 | 109 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:03AM2.27m | 3:10PM2.41m | 3:51AM2.37m | 3:57PM2.43m | 4:39AM2.43m | 4:46PM2.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:04AM0.34m | 9:33PM-0.02m | 9:54AM0.28m | 10:19PM-0.08m | 10:43AM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
172 | 249 | 297 | 301 | 301 | 297 | 245 | 238 | 228 | 215 | 208 | 168 | 168 | 138 | 136 | 104 | 101 | 95 | 169 | 188 | 246 | 194 | 154 | 109 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 94 | 93 | 91 | 93 | 72 | 71 | 73 | 72 | 50 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WNW 12 | SSW 5 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
66 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 102 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 56 | 54 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 33 | 33 | 62 | 62 | 998 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 33 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 35 | 35 | 62 | 33 | 33 | 62 | 935 | 876 | 62 | 62 |
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