Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Atacames today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Atacames at 9AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Atacames. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 61 | 56 | 32 | 60 | 62 | 66 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 13 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:21AM2.97m | 7:45PM2.69m | 8:01AM2.75m | 8:31PM2.48m | 8:46AM2.54m | 9:24PM2.29m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:07AM0.43m | 1:37PM0.47m | 1:49AM0.65m | 2:21PM0.64m | 2:34AM0.86m | 3:11PM0.81m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 62 | 66 | 41 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 13 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | N 13 | N 15 | NW 6 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | N 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 12 |
| kJ | 61 | 56 | 32 | 60 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 6 | SW 16 | N 13 | — | — | NW 13 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | N 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 14 | — | NW 15 | — | — | N 10 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 10 | 3 | — | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | — | 8 | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 13 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 9 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 362 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 445 | 654 | 576 | 523 | 523 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 719 | 733 | 719 | 618 | 151 | 9 | 9 | 151 | 713 | 733 |
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