Rio Chico Surf Break

Lat Long: 1.66° S 80.82° W

Rio Chico, Ecuador Weather Observations

Issued: 6 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rio Chico sea temperature is
26.3°C
4.8° 

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

Salinas/Gen Ulpi Airport

62 km S8 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
20
moderate winds from the WSW
(22 km/h at 240°)
26 °C10.0
10.0
few
scattered
broken

Manta/Eloy Alfaro International Airport

81 km NNE190 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
15
light winds from the S
(13 km/h at 180°)
26 °C10.0
10.0
few
broken
-

Guayaquil/José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport

118 km ESE211 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
10
light winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 210 to 270 degs)
(9 km/h at 230°)
27 °C10.0
10.0
few
scattered
broken

Gen Rivadeneira Airport

152 km ENE10 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
wind obs. (6 kph from 210 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
28 °C10.0
10.0
few
broken
broken

Tumbes Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport

212 km SSE158 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
5
light winds from the E
(6 km/h at 100°)
Q1013 °C0.0
0.0


Machala Larrea Airport

217 km SSE52 m above sea level

2 hours ago
cloudDry and partly cloudy
wind obs. (6 kph from 70 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
29 °C10.0
10.0
scattered
broken
-

Riobamba/Chimborazo Airport

239 km E2796 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
5
calm
(4 km/h at 40°)
- °C10.0
10.0
few
broken
-

Cuenca/Mariscal Airport

245 km ESE2531 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
5
calm
(4 km/h at 70°)
- °C10.0
10.0
few
-
-

Ambato Aeropuerto

256 km ENE2520 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
5
calm
(4 km/h at 40°)
13 °C10.0
10.0
few
-
-

Latacunga/Cotopaxi Airport

259 km ENE2768 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
0
calm
(2 km/h at 120°)
12 °C10.0
10.0
few

* 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.

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