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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
25.6° 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 4AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (13 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Rio Chico. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | |
211 | 371 | 416 | 453 | 435 | 424 | 418 | 412 | 407 | 395 | 368 | 363 | 368 | 390 | 395 | 395 | 347 | 268 | 261 | 257 | 253 | 253 | 249 | 219 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 12:48PM2.10m | 1:26AM1.97m | 1:36PM2.23m | 2:16AM2.13m | 2:23PM2.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:30AM0.66m | 7:15PM0.45m | 7:24AM0.55m | 8:02PM0.26m | 8:15AM0.44m | 8:47PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 |
211 | 371 | 416 | 453 | 435 | 424 | 418 | 412 | 407 | 395 | 368 | 363 | 368 | 390 | 395 | 395 | 347 | 268 | 261 | 257 | 253 | 253 | 249 | 219 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | SSW 5 |
113 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 41 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | N 6 | N 6 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | SW 16 |
6 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 66 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | — |
— | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 12 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 35 | 0 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 62 | 738 | 738 | 62 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 62 | 781 | 983 | 62 | 6 |
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