Rio Chico surfForecast / Manabi / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 -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
25.9° C
(Which is 1.6°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 4AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)4ft (1.2m)16s
Afternoon (15 Apr)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (15 Apr)4ft (1.2m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
0
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)181716161616161615151515141414141414141414161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)370663683737728719710683640550542535528459398398393382317308261567560532
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
0
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
0
WSW
5
SW
0
SW
0
S
0
ESE
5
SW
15
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
SW
10
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscrosscrosscross-
on
ononglassglassglassglassglassglassonononglasscrosscrosscross-
off
glassononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise---6:20-------6:20-------6:20----
Sunset------6:24-------6:24-------6:23-
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C252524242727272525252424272726252424242427272625
Feels °C (?)292927273029302929292828312929292827272730292828
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