Atacames surfForecast / Esmeraldas / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 26 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
27.6° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Atacames today?

The current surf forecast for Atacames at 9PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)1ft (0.3m)5s
Afternoon (26 Mar)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (26 Mar)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.4
N
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.2
W
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
Period(s) (?)556121213141111111112121212111111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6610232426162020202021222222201918181818181818
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
S
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:27AM
2.55
9:51PM
2.52
10:48AM
2.47
11:16PM
2.44
12:11PM
2.54
12:36AM
2.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:37PM
0.87
4:20AM
0.72
5:04PM
0.95
5:42AM
0.74
6:27PM
0.88
6:54AM
0.67
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise-------6:20-------6:20-------6:20
Sunset--6:28-------6:28-------6:27-----
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thunderstorm
part cloud
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part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
132-------1-------------
Temp. °C262626262525242427282726252524242728282625242424
Feels °C (?)302828302929282831313029282827273030292928272727
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