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Rio Chico

Manabi, Ecuador
🪨Rocks🌀Strong rips

Rio Chico is a left point break at a river mouth south of Manta. The wave lights up with S-SW swells during the dry season, offering quality walls with fewer crowds than the more famous breaks.

3-Day Forecast
Wed
29
30
Poor
0.6m
@15s
12km/h
Today
30
15
Poor
0.5m
@15s
16km/h
Fri
1
15
Poor
0.4m
@17s
18km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
0.6m
SW(216°)
Score: 2/25
Period
15s
Long period groundswell
Score: 23/25
Wind
12km/h
SW(232°)
Score: 7/25
Weather
26°C
0.0mm83%
Windswell Component
0.2mSW@2s
Secondary Swell
0.3mWSW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 8 km/h SSW|PM: 13 km/h WSW
Lighter winds early (8 km/h)
Tide at 7am (-0.4m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

1:51 am
High tide - 1.20m
7:54 am
Low tide - -0.44m
2:03 pm
High tide - 1.39m
8:22 pm
Low tide - -0.60m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

30
Poor
Components
Swell Direction16/25
Swell Size2/25
Swell Period23/25
Wind7/25
Raw Score48/100
Adjustments
⚠️ Weak Component-5
🚫 Undersized Capmax 30
Adjusted Score43/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score30

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
SSW (202°)
Direction range
180° - 225°
Size range
1.2m - 2.4m
Ideal size
2.0m
Height multiplier
0.92×
Ideal period
16s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
ESE (112°)
Offshore range
90° - 135°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
mid
Optimal range
0.4m - 1.5m

Water temp

24°C

Wetsuit

Boardshorts / Rashguard

Difficulty

5/10

Crowd level

2/10

Access: Near Puerto Lopez. River mouth location.

Best Season

Peak: Apr-Nov

Secondary: Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar

Best with S-SW swells April-November.

Getting There

Airport
MEC
Drive time
75 min
Data quality
community

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