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Rio Chico surfForecast / Manabi / Ecuador
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 -05
How big are the waves at Rio Chico today?
The current surf forecast for Rio Chico at 4AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Rio Chico. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 416 | 404 | 398 | 342 | 290 | 286 | 282 | 277 | 238 | 223 | 178 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 172 | 172 | 172 | 167 | 106 | 106 | 137 | 108 | 106 | 103 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:26PM 1.89 | 2:06AM 2.09 | 2:19PM 2.01 | 2:49AM 2.20 | 3:02PM 2.11 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:26AM 0.69 | 7:43PM 0.45 | 8:19AM 0.56 | 8:30PM 0.37 | 9:01AM 0.44 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:19 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Manabi
Wind reports 81 km away suggest it is still onshore at Rio Chico (moderate winds from the SW at Manta/Eloy Alfaro International Airport). 1.2m 14s groundswell from the SW with a 0.6m 5s windswell, also from the SW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
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