Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Atacames today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Atacames at 2PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Atacames. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 67 | 63 | 60 | 61 | 47 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 86 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 44 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:51AM2.22m | 00:27AM2.44m | 12:50PM2.36m | 1:13AM2.63m | 1:37PM2.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:48AM1.12m | 6:04PM0.97m | 6:45AM0.95m | 6:56PM0.85m | 7:31AM0.73m | 7:40PM0.70m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 15 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 67 | 63 | 60 | 61 | 47 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 20 | 26 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 42 | 33 | 33 | 23 | 27 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | NW 7 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | NW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 5 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 86 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 7 | 47 | 43 | 16 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 18 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 4 | W 12 | W 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WSW 16 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 8 | NW 12 | NW 12 | W 5 | NW 18 | NW 18 |
| kJ | 38 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 23 | 22 | 48 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 30 | 95 | 618 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 584 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 362 | 844 | 576 | 0 |
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