Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Atacames today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Atacames at 12PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Atacames. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 15 | W 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 33 | 30 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 28 | 29 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:56AM3.29m | 5:10PM3.20m | 5:44AM3.32m | 5:59PM3.14m | 6:31AM3.28m | 6:47PM3.02m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:04AM0.22m | 11:24PM-0.05m | 11:54AM0.23m | 00:11AM0.04m | 12:43PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | N 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 33 | 33 | 30 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 29 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | W 12 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | — | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 13 | — | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | SW 5 | NW 11 | SW 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 15 | NW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 18 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | NW 16 | — | W 16 | W 19 |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 10 | — | 5 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 128 | 9 | 9 | 713 | 713 | 635 | 649 | 12 | 12 | 128 | 128 | 713 | 714 | 362 | 223 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 713 | 713 | 713 | 362 |
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