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Lat Long: 1.66° S 80.82° W

Rio Chico 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rio Chico sea temperature is
27.0°C
4.8° 

Rio Chico surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Rio Chico today (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rio Chico at 9AM is: 1.1m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)17s
Afternoon (12 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (12 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

Table - waves today at Rio Chico. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
17
1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
594
587
640
875
844
748
823
813
897
886
620
589
574
566
558
551
472
543
472
412
407
407
341
341
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
0
W
5
SSW
5
S
10
S
10
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:24AM2.35m
4:53PM2.29m
4:58AM2.27m
5:29PM2.22m
5:32AM2.17m
6:05PM2.12m
Low Tide
10:19PM0.30m
10:40AM0.11m
10:55PM0.35m
11:14AM0.16m
11:31PM0.42m
11:48AM0.24m
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Temp °C
25
25
25
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
27
26
26
25
25
Feels °C
27
26
27
28
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
29
29
29
29
29
28
30
28
29
28
28
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