Atacames surfForecast / Esmeraldas / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 21 Mar 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
27.3° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Atacames today?

The current surf forecast for Atacames at 12PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (21 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (21 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.4
NW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.6
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
Period(s) (?)14149998888677666677666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)414020311918171716284342392726404443403928272831
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
0
E
5
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
0
NE
5
SE
0
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
5
WNW
0
WNW
5
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
SW
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:09AM
3.19
5:25PM
3.35
5:50AM
3.16
6:06PM
3.28
6:34AM
3.07
6:50PM
3.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:13AM
0.14
11:40PM
0.02
11:54AM
0.19
12:22AM
0.07
12:39PM
0.31
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
Sunrise-6:22-------6:22-------6:22------
Sunset----6:29-------6:29-------6:29---
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------------2--11---
Temp. °C242427282826262525252728272626252525272828262625
Feels °C (?)282830303029292930293131292931292929303030293028
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