Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rio Chico today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rio Chico at 12PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Rio Chico. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 398 | 346 | 293 | 241 | 181 | 173 | 171 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 144 | 151 | 241 | 130 | 127 | 104 | 134 | 136 | 138 | 136 | 88 | 168 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:01AM2.16m | 2:29PM2.08m | 2:38AM2.29m | 3:09PM2.22m | 3:15AM2.38m | 3:49PM2.32m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:20AM0.37m | 8:29PM0.45m | 8:57AM0.21m | 9:09PM0.35m | 9:35AM0.07m | 9:50PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 9 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 9 | SW 14 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 398 | 346 | 143 | 125 | 125 | 99 | 102 | 138 | 60 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 97 | 241 | 79 | 92 | 74 | 134 | 136 | 138 | 136 | 64 | 64 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 13 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 293 | 241 | 181 | 173 | 171 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 144 | 151 | 46 | 130 | 127 | 104 | 47 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 84 | 168 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 8 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 16 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WNW 12 | SW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WSW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 30 | 30 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 37 | 58 | 89 | 88 | 88 | 56 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 131 | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 231 | 62 | 62 | 287 | 876 | 62 | 62 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 781 | 738 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 |
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