Rio Chico Surf Forecast

/ Manabi (18 surf breaks) /

Ecuador (61 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (1.66° S 80.82° W)

Surf Forecasts:

Rio Chico surfForecast / Manabi / Ecuador

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 17 Nov 2025 -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 24.7° C
(Which is 2.6°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 8PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-05) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	12s
Afternoon (17 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	11s
Evening (17 Nov)	1ft (0.3m)	16s

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

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	Monday 17					Tuesday 18								Wednesday 19								Thursday 20
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SW	SW	SW	NW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	NW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	16	12	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	15
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	69	68	41	37	41	64	62	60	57	56	55	54	54	53	52	97	48	46	50	50	84	84	82	65
Wind (km/h)	SSW	WSW	WSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)			2:17PM 1.97				2:17AM 2.08				2:54PM 2.04				2:52AM 2.10				3:29PM 2.10				3:26AM 2.11
Low Tide / height (m)	8:02AM 0.44				8:14PM 0.63				8:38AM 0.35				8:52PM 0.59				9:11AM 0.29				9:28PM 0.55

	Monday 17					Tuesday 18								Wednesday 19								Thursday 20
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:01
Sunset	-	-	6:14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:14	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	22	23	22	22	22	22	21	22	24	23	23	22	22	22	21	22	22	23	23	22	21	21	21	22
Feels °C (?)	24	25	23	24	24	24	22	24	26	24	24	24	24	24	22	23	23	23	24	23	22	22	21	23

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