Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Atacames today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Atacames at 12PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Atacames. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 34 | 34 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 13 | 13 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 43 | 42 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:01AM2.48m | 8:40PM2.29m | 8:53AM2.29m | 9:46PM2.16m | 10:03AM2.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:53AM0.88m | 2:24PM0.81m | 2:44AM1.07m | 3:23PM0.97m | 3:52AM1.20m | 4:39PM1.04m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 4 |
| kJ | 34 | 34 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | N 6 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 43 | 42 | 38 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 23 | 36 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | W 20 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | NW 12 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | SW 21 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | 12 | 12 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 523 | 0 | 0 | 733 | 919 | 635 | 362 | 151 | 9 | 9 | 151 | 855 | 855 | 290 | 445 | 0 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 969 | 844 | 362 | 151 |
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