Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Atacames today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Atacames at 8AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Atacames. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 183 | 129 | 127 | 126 | 124 | 159 | 109 | 107 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 107 | 106 | 104 | 63 | 56 | 56 | 60 | 60 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 61 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:20AM3.36m | 5:37PM3.17m | 6:01AM3.30m | 6:20PM3.06m | 6:41AM3.16m | 7:02PM2.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:03PM0.01m | 11:31AM0.15m | 11:45PM0.09m | 12:14PM0.20m | 00:26AM0.24m | 12:55PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 5 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 5 |
| kJ | 183 | 129 | 127 | 126 | 124 | 159 | 109 | 107 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 17 | 106 | 104 | 63 | 56 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 13 | — | N 8 | NW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 7 | NW 8 | N 5 | N 8 | W 14 | — | NW 7 | N 7 | NW 7 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 107 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 56 | 60 | 60 | 61 | — | — | — | 61 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 8 | N 5 | N 8 | — | — | — | W 8 | — | N 6 | — | NW 6 | — | — | — | NW 6 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — |
| kJ | 13 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | — | 13 | 21 | 20 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 15 | 15 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 523 | 523 | 0 | 362 | 716 | 733 | 719 | 513 | 328 | 513 | 128 | 128 | 716 | 719 | 738 | 591 | 523 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 445 | 584 | 445 | 0 |
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