Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rio Chico today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rio Chico at 9AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Rio Chico. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 710 | 875 | 853 | 640 | 551 | 482 | 476 | 476 | 581 | 469 | 401 | 401 | 401 | 395 | 373 | 395 | 469 | 463 | 456 | 500 | 450 | 443 | 450 | 443 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:16AM1.64m | 9:25PM1.66m | 9:27AM1.56m | 10:43PM1.67m | 10:54AM1.56m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:21AM0.91m | 2:45PM0.73m | 3:34AM0.98m | 3:57PM0.80m | 5:00AM0.98m | 5:12PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 710 | 875 | 853 | 640 | 551 | 482 | 476 | 476 | 581 | 469 | 401 | 401 | 401 | 395 | 373 | 395 | 469 | 463 | 456 | 500 | 450 | 443 | 450 | 443 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 15 | WNW 16 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 11 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 44 | 24 | 28 | 26 | 19 | 66 | 50 | 49 | 12 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 24 | 40 | 115 | 148 | 241 | 306 | 303 | 339 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 18 | WNW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 15 | SW 21 | WNW 15 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 31 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 51 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 40 | 37 | 41 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 72 | 42 | 23 | 26 | 20 | 38 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 64 | 64 | 16 | 18 | — | — | — | 22 | 18 | 21 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 239 | 173 | 33 | 62 | 62 | 959 | 938 | 62 | 62 | 51 | 33 | 33 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 35 | 62 | 62 | 33 | 62 | 471 | 876 | 62 | 62 |
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