Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rio Chico today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rio Chico at 12PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Rio Chico. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 20 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 172 | 170 | 145 | 134 | 142 | 164 | 157 | 152 | 149 | 157 | 150 | 190 | 186 | 236 | 303 | 299 | 177 | 161 | 155 | 154 | 249 | 249 | 249 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:00AM1.78m | 8:52PM1.68m | 8:54AM1.65m | 10:08PM1.59m | 10:12AM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:57AM0.78m | 2:27PM0.64m | 2:51AM0.91m | 3:30PM0.76m | 4:09AM1.00m | 4:51PM0.80m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 172 | 170 | 91 | 71 | 58 | 56 | 46 | 45 | 38 | 39 | 52 | 54 | 46 | 47 | 119 | 113 | 82 | 81 | 97 | 79 | 79 | 249 | 249 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 19 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 18 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 61 | 60 | 145 | 134 | 142 | 164 | 157 | 152 | 149 | 147 | 127 | 94 | 123 | 91 | 303 | 35 | 30 | 30 | 23 | 22 | 249 | 79 | 78 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | NW 11 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 60 | 97 | 97 | 99 | 71 | 115 | 115 | 157 | 150 | 190 | 186 | 236 | 5 | 299 | 177 | 161 | 155 | 154 | 22 | 22 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 65 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 231 | 81 | 62 | 1017 | 1150 | 935 | 62 | 62 | 59 | 6 | 75 | 1063 | 1063 | 12 | 738 | 296 | 62 | 6 | 62 | 1063 | 1063 | 62 | 62 |
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