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Rio Chico surfForecast / Manabi / Ecuador
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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
25.7° C
(Which is 1.7°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 4PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Rio Chico. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | |
306 | 206 | 125 | 121 | 245 | 248 | 198 | 191 | 226 | 223 | 181 | 193 | 196 | 191 | 181 | 176 | 106 | 104 | 104 | 134 | 167 | 162 | 158 | 133 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 5:36PM2.33m | 6:22AM2.37m | 6:29PM2.21m | 7:17AM2.29m | 7:26PM2.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:35AM0.30m | 11:57PM-0.01m | 12:29PM0.38m | 00:49AM0.10m | 1:28PM0.49m | 1:45AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | |
— | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | |
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Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 |
29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 13 | SW 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 |
306 | 206 | 116 | 24 | 245 | 248 | 34 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 22 | 191 | 181 | 176 | 106 | 29 | 28 | 20 | 167 | 162 | 158 | 133 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SW 13 | SW 16 | WSW 14 | SW 6 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 6 |
14 | 42 | 125 | 121 | 32 | 12 | 198 | 191 | 226 | 223 | 181 | 193 | 196 | 40 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 104 | 104 | 134 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | WNW 11 | NW 13 | WNW 11 | WSW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
16 | 14 | 13 | 93 | 13 | 7 | 23 | 47 | 12 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 18 | 19 | — | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 27 | 30 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 62 | 991 | 935 | 918 | 62 | 62 | 33 | 33 | 62 | 991 | 995 | 935 | 738 | 738 | 231 | 62 | 62 | 740 | 62 | 62 | 33 | 3 | 6 | 33 |
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