Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rio Chico today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rio Chico at 5PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Rio Chico. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 249 | 212 | 209 | 190 | 147 | 147 | 125 | 106 | 103 | 90 | 82 | 109 | 79 | 78 | 105 | 105 | 78 | 93 | 198 | 349 | 347 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:53AM2.07m | 9:29PM1.81m | 9:43AM1.93m | 10:32PM1.72m | 10:39AM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:18PM0.55m | 3:26AM0.73m | 4:13PM0.62m | 4:26AM0.85m | 5:14PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 249 | 212 | 209 | 190 | 147 | 147 | 120 | 106 | 103 | 85 | 59 | 109 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 71 | 78 | 93 | 82 | 95 | 224 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | SW 26 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 24 | SW 24 |
| kJ | 74 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 69 | 66 | 125 | 90 | 91 | 90 | 82 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 105 | 78 | 68 | 47 | 47 | 349 | 347 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | N 6 | NW 6 | NW 9 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | SW 19 | NW 7 | SW 26 | WNW 17 | SW 26 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 24 | WSW 11 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 14 | 2 | 27 | 29 | 105 | 53 | 53 | 198 | 69 | 51 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 19 | 20 | 32 | 31 | 47 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | 58 | 58 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 991 | 991 | 62 | 224 | 224 | 231 | 62 | 81 | 443 | 1063 | 998 | 62 | 62 | 33 | 33 | 62 | 991 | 938 | 781 | 35 |
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