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Atacames surfForecast / Esmeraldas / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 13 Jan 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
26.5° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Atacames today?

The current surf forecast for Atacames at 1AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (14 Jan)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (14 Jan)2ft (0.6m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.6
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.6
NW
0.6
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
Period(s) (?)181812121212121212111111101010101010101010202020
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)494925395373699190817692696765656949484746606060
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:58PM
2.37
12:52PM
2.23
12:59AM
2.39
1:49PM
2.31
1:53AM
2.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:43PM
1.11
6:30AM
0.88
6:48PM
1.09
7:28AM
0.80
7:45PM
1.01
8:18AM
0.68
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise-----6:26-------6:26-------6:26--
Sunset6:30-------6:30-------6:30-------
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light rain
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Rain (mm)
121121121-113432111121--
Temp. °C252424242424252626252424242424242424232323232425
Feels °C (?)272627272727282828282727272727262627262626262828
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