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Rio Chico surfForecast / Manabi / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 21 Jan 2026 -05
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
26.0° 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 5AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (21 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (21 Jan)3ft (0.9m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
WNW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
WNW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)161615151514141414141414141313131313131313131316
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)259400395380365293269325327331387331281212205205202202202134199196162147
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
5
SW
5
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
0
NW
5
WSW
5
S
5
SSE
10
S
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		glasscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononglassglassglassglasscrosscrossononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:16AM
2.13
5:50PM
2.30
5:53AM
2.13
6:24PM
2.31
6:32AM
2.10
7:00PM
2.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:22PM
0.48
11:30AM
0.21
11:59PM
0.45
12:04PM
0.24
12:36AM
0.43
12:40PM
0.31
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise---6:28-------6:28-------6:28----
Sunset------6:39-------6:39-------6:39-
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-1131-------------------
Temp. °C252423222325262424242424252625242424242426262624
Feels °C (?)282727252628282627272727272727272827282729282827
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