Snow-ForecastSnow-ForecastMountain-ForecastMountain-ForecastTide-ForecastTide-ForecastWeather-ForecastWeather-Forecast
Search by country, region, or break
Search by country, region, or break

Quick Links

Surf Forecasts:

Atacames surfForecast / Esmeraldas / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 11 Jan 2026 -05
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Atacames surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Atacames sea temperature is
26.4° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Atacames today?

The current surf forecast for Atacames at 7PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (11 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (11 Jan)1ft (0.3m)13s

Table - waves today at Atacames. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent 
12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.4
N
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.5
NW
Period(s) (?)12121212131313111111191910131371818181812121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)513750502727271918185959101716154949494925395373
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
5
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
0
SSE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		onononglassglassoffglasscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:37AM
2.36
9:58PM
2.52
10:38AM
2.25
10:56PM
2.41
11:46AM
2.20
11:58PM
2.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:39PM
0.93
4:27AM
0.88
4:38PM
1.06
5:28AM
0.91
5:43PM
1.11
6:30AM
0.88
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise-------6:24-------6:24-------6:26
Sunset--6:29-------6:29-------6:30-----
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
---------111-11--11-----
Temp. °C252525242424242425252524242424242526262424232323
Feels °C (?)262627262727282829272626272928272930292728262626
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

Latest Updates

The World’s Most Inconsistent Waves
Ben Mondy

The World’s Most Inconsistent Waves

Huntington, Dribbleton, Virginia, Holland and the Superbank! We recently had a look at the world’s most consistent waves. This was based on the combination of swells and wind directed at 7,000 surf spots, as compiled from our data since 2006. Those stats, represented in easy-to-read graphics, are located under each wave’s spot guides, with historical swell and wind breakdowns available by month, season, and year. There is also an offshore filter, which shows how often the swells come with clean

Read more

Read more

Discover more articles and updates in the Greenroom.

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Atacames surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.

View detailed surf forecast for Atacames at:
surf-forecast.com

Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest