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Rio Chico surfForecast / Manabi / Ecuador
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 16 Apr 2026 -05Forecast 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
26.3° C
(Which is 2.0°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: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Rio Chico. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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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) (?) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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 kJ (?) | 640 | 550 | 542 | 535 | 528 | 459 | 398 | 398 | 393 | 382 | 317 | 308 | 261 | 567 | 560 | 532 | 499 | 479 | 472 | 466 | 398 | 447 | 440 | 434 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- on | on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:47AM 2.15 | 3:00PM 2.38 | 3:29AM 2.29 | 3:39PM 2.47 | 4:12AM 2.39 | 4:20PM 2.50 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:49AM 0.36 | 9:19PM 0.15 | 9:31AM 0.27 | 9:59PM 0.01 | 10:14AM 0.21 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:23 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 |
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