Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Atacames today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Atacames at 6PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Atacames. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | NW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WNW 11 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 82 | 81 | 79 | 73 | 42 | 71 | 70 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 47 | 47 | 79 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 52 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:16AM2.29m | 9:07PM2.24m | 9:20AM2.17m | 10:19PM2.21m | 10:38AM2.14m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:42PM0.93m | 3:17AM1.18m | 3:49PM1.03m | 4:35AM1.21m | 5:01PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | NW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 82 | 81 | 79 | 73 | 42 | 71 | 70 | 30 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 47 | 47 | 79 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 52 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 16 | NW 11 | WSW 14 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 3 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 14 | 22 | 21 | 40 | 19 | 41 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 67 | 39 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 9 | W 4 | NW 15 | NW 14 | WSW 4 | NW 6 | W 20 | NW 13 | NW 14 |
| kJ | 38 | 40 | 40 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 35 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 15 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 33 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 362 | 713 | 576 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 328 | 733 | 445 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 649 | 654 | 362 | 0 |
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