Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Atacames today (11 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Atacames at 4PM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (11 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (11 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Atacames. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Sat 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 109 | 109 | 109 | 78 | 106 | 93 | 89 | 88 | 87 | 121 | 119 | 86 | 82 | 76 | 74 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 71 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 75 | 79 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:01PM2.87m | 5:06AM2.86m | 5:38PM2.80m | 5:43AM2.76m | 6:16PM2.70m | 6:21AM2.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:45AM0.25m | 11:02PM0.55m | 11:22AM0.32m | 11:39PM0.63m | 11:59AM0.42m | 00:19AM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | 6:06 |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 13 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 |
| kJ | 109 | 109 | 109 | 43 | 106 | 93 | 89 | 88 | 87 | 121 | 119 | 86 | 82 | 76 | 74 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 71 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 75 | 79 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 18 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 27 | 27 | 27 | 78 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 24 | 48 | 44 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | NNW 5 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | NNW 11 | W 3 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | W 3 | W 5 | W 5 | NW 7 | NW 10 | NW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 20 | 42 | 42 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 5 | WNW 2 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | NNW 5 | W 2 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 362 | 713 | 266 | 151 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 177 | 362 | 362 | 362 | 328 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 362 | 362 | 266 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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