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Atacames surfForecast / Esmeraldas / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 08 Jan 2026 -05
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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
26.3° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Atacames today?

The current surf forecast for Atacames at 11PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)--
Afternoon (08 Jan)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (08 Jan)1ft (0.3m)12s

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

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Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
Period(s) (?)121212121216161616151515141414131313131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)232222222241404086807675736764626261615653523737
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:37PM
3.02
7:54AM
2.71
8:22PM
2.85
8:43AM
2.53
9:08PM
2.68
9:37AM
2.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:17PM
0.32
1:51AM
0.55
2:01PM
0.53
2:39AM
0.68
2:48PM
0.74
3:31AM
0.80
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise-----6:24-------6:24-------6:24--
Sunset6:28-------6:28-------6:29-------
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cloud
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part cloud
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light rain
light rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C262524242424252625242323232324242424232323232426
Feels °C (?)272727262626262826262525252526262525242425242527
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