Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Atacames today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Atacames at 10AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Atacames. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | W 12 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 87 | 87 | 86 | 82 | 82 | 80 | 78 | 55 | 50 | 49 | 50 | 53 | 55 | 43 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 31 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:47AM3.14m | 4:08PM3.04m | 4:22AM3.23m | 4:46PM3.10m | 4:59AM3.26m | 5:25PM3.09m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:00AM0.22m | 10:12PM0.26m | 10:36AM0.12m | 10:49PM0.23m | 11:14AM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 87 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 79 | 78 | 55 | 50 | 49 | 50 | 53 | 55 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 84 | 87 | 86 | 60 | 58 | 80 | 77 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | W 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 6 | 15 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 362 | 362 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 576 | 576 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1225 | 905 | 576 | 328 |
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