Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Atacames today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Atacames at 9AM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Atacames. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 18 | W 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 25 | 49 | 38 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 26 | 34 | 37 | 37 | 73 | 120 | 109 | 104 | 158 | 156 | 154 | 139 | 131 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:03AM3.03m | 3:17PM3.08m | 3:52AM3.22m | 4:07PM3.18m | 4:38AM3.34m | 4:53PM3.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:10AM0.40m | 9:33PM0.07m | 10:01AM0.25m | 10:19PM0.00m | 10:47AM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 16 | W 15 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 49 | 38 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 37 | 37 | 73 | 120 | 109 | 104 | 158 | 156 | 154 | 139 | 131 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | W 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 16 | W 16 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | — | 3 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | N 5 | — | N 8 | — | NW 13 | N 13 | N 7 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 7 | 3 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 523 | 362 | 0 | 362 | 713 | 713 | 576 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 713 | 713 | 713 | 576 | 151 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 713 | 716 | 719 | 635 |
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