Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Atacames today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Atacames at 3AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Atacames. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 14 | WSW 5 | W 6 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 33 | 49 | 40 | 64 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:47PM3.02m | 7:16AM3.17m | 7:35PM2.86m | 8:01AM3.00m | 8:25PM2.67m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:57AM0.20m | 1:30PM0.39m | 1:43AM0.40m | 2:19PM0.53m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | N 6 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 17 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 5 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 6 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 28 | 33 | 36 | 36 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | N 6 | N 6 | W 12 | N 5 | N 5 | W 14 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 13 | NW 21 | NW 20 | NW 20 | W 14 |
| kJ | 9 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | NW 15 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | W 15 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 12 | NW 21 | NW 21 | NW 21 | NW 20 | W 16 | NW 14 | N 14 | NW 20 |
| kJ | 4 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 6 | — |
| kJ | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | — | 29 | 49 | 40 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 713 | 362 | 719 | 654 | 328 | 128 | 128 | 713 | 733 | 362 | 362 | 362 | 223 | 128 | 128 | 713 | 591 | 358 | 352 |
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