Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Atacames today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 21s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Atacames at 9PM is: 0.3m 21s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 21s |
Table - waves today at Atacames. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 103mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 21 | NW 21 | NW 21 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | NW 19 | NW 19 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 57 | 57 | 39 | 72 | 162 | 72 | 37 | 69 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 133 | 58 | 54 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 86 | 85 | 85 | 85 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:38PM2.68m | 6:45AM2.64m | 7:19PM2.51m | 7:26AM2.46m | 8:07PM2.35m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:23PM0.43m | 00:40AM0.72m | 1:02PM0.60m | 1:22AM0.90m | 1:47PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 37 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 12 | WSW 5 | WSW 18 | NW 11 | NW 11 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WNW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 57 | 57 | 39 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 15 | 51 | 14 | 62 | 42 | 42 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 51 | 86 | 35 | 85 | 85 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | NW 21 | NW 21 | NW 21 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 19 | NW 19 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WSW 16 | NW 9 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 38 | 36 | 34 | 72 | 162 | 72 | 37 | 69 | 21 | 20 | 59 | 133 | 40 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 85 | 14 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 18 | NW 9 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 5 | W 5 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 |
| kJ | 31 | 31 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 64 | 13 | 61 | 60 | 58 | 54 | 53 | 52 | 4 | 4 | 49 | 49 | 49 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 15 | — | 17 | 18 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 445 | 733 | 716 | 576 | 44 | 362 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 576 | 362 | 362 | 362 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 922 | 833 | 30 | 0 |
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