Atacames surfForecast / Esmeraldas / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 27 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
27.5° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Atacames today?

The current surf forecast for Atacames at 3AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (28 Mar)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (28 Mar)1ft (0.3m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
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
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
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.3
NNW
Period(s) (?)11121212121111111111111111111116161616161016156
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)202122222220191818181818181818101010101041098
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
SSW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:16PM
2.44
12:11PM
2.54
12:36AM
2.51
1:19PM
2.69
1:41AM
2.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:04PM
0.95
5:42AM
0.74
6:27PM
0.88
6:54AM
0.67
7:33PM
0.72
7:52AM
0.55
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise-----6:20-------6:20-------6:20--
Sunset6:28-------6:27-------6:27-------
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1---------------1-------
Temp. °C272525242424252728252525252527272725252424242728
Feels °C (?)302829272727293030282828282830292928282727283030
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