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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
Today
15
58
Fair
1.4m
@17s
9km/h
Mon
16
56
Fair
1.2m
@17s
9km/h
Tue
17
43
Poor
1.0m
@16s
10km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
1.4m
SW(224°)
Score: 10/25
Period
17s
Long period groundswell
Score: 25/25
Wind
9km/h
WSW(247°)
Score: 11/25
Weather
28°C
0.0mm65%
Secondary Swell
0.4mW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

6:54 am
Low tide - -0.40m
1:26 pm
High tide - 0.91m
7:34 pm
Low tide - -0.23m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

58
Fair
Components
Swell Direction12/25
Swell Size10/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind11/25
Raw Score58/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score58

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°
Best window
morning

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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