Rio Chico Surf Break

Rio Chico, Ecuador Weather Observations

Lat Long: 1.66° S 80.82° W

Issued: 6 pm 22 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rio Chico sea temperature is
26.2° C

3.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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

Current weather conditions and live observations for Rio Chico based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Rio Chico right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Rio Chico

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Manta/Eloy Alfaro International Airport

81 km NNE190 m above sea level

3 hours ago
cloudDry and partly cloudy
5
light winds from the SSE
(6 km/h at 150°)
25 °C10.0
10.0
few
-
-

Guayaquil/José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport

118 km ESE211 m above sea level

3 hours ago
clear-
10
light winds from the SW
(9 km/h at 220°)
25 °C10.0
10.0
few

Latacunga

261 km ENE3200 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 184°)
0
8 °C-
-
-
-
0

Quito New International Airport

324 km ENE2400 m above sea level

3 hours ago
cloudDry and cloudy
wind obs. (6 kph from 40 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
13 °C10.0
10.0
overcast

AEP Yuracrucito

376 km NE2952 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
0
calm
(0 km/h at 131°)
0
11.0 °C-
-
-
-
0

Piura/Capitán FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport

388 km S1 m above sea level

3 hours ago
clear-
10
light winds from the SSE
(11 km/h at 150°)
Q1014 °C0.0
0.0


Tumaco/la Florid

448 km NNE6 m above sea level

3 hours ago
clear-
5
light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 100 to 250 degs)
(6 km/h at 180°)
25 °C


Ipiales/San Luis Airport

450 km NE2905 m above sea level

3 hours ago
clear-
0
calm
(2 km/h at 1°)
Q1031 °C0.0
0.0


Acuapasto wx

507 km NE2627 m above sea level

57 minutes ago
-
10
light winds from the SSE
(8 km/h at 149°)
15
12 °C-
-
-
-
0

Pasto-Antonio Nariño Airport

522 km NE1709 m above sea level

3 hours ago
clear-
0
calm
(2 km/h at 1°)
16 °C10.0
10.0


* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Rio Chico and within an acceptable time window.

Nearest locationNearest