Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Atacames today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Atacames at 5PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Atacames. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 28 | 25 | 45 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 47 | 36 | 69 | 64 | 62 | 42 | 42 | 102 | 96 | 86 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 84 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:16PM2.70m | 1:57AM2.86m | 2:15PM2.87m | 2:48AM3.07m | 3:06PM3.03m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:06AM0.75m | 7:35PM0.46m | 8:07AM0.55m | 8:29PM0.30m | 8:58AM0.36m | 9:16PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | W 4 | NW 11 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 26 | 28 | 25 | 45 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 47 | 44 | 43 | 9 | 42 | 102 | 96 | 41 | 40 | 85 | 84 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | NW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 11 | W 4 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 25 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 23 | 47 | 34 | 36 | 37 | 40 | 42 | 6 | 42 | 42 | 86 | 85 | 40 | 40 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | NW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | W 4 |
| kJ | 25 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 35 | 36 | 69 | 64 | 62 | 40 | 40 | 6 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 7 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | WSW 5 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 3 | W 4 | — |
| kJ | — | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 13 | — | — | 9 | 10 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 7 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 713 | 713 | 523 | 523 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 733 | 719 | 362 | 151 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 362 | 713 | 713 | 713 | 362 |
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