Atacames Surf Break

Lat Long: 0.86° N 79.85° W

Atacames 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Atacames sea temperature is
27.7° C
2.5° 

Atacames surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Atacames today (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Atacames at 10AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (09 Aug)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (09 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
12
0.3
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
15
0.2
W
15
0.2
W
15
0.2
W
15
0.2
W
14
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.3
W
14
0.3
WSW
14
0.3
W
13
0.2
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
14
29
27
26
12
12
10
9
10
10
17
17
17
17
16
31
31
31
33
36
31
25
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
12:08PM2.66m
1:02AM2.60m
1:20PM2.77m
2:07AM2.81m
2:22PM2.93m
Low Tide
5:51AM0.86m
6:39PM0.55m
7:08AM0.75m
7:45PM0.39m
8:13AM0.58m
8:42PM0.21m
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cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
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thunderstorm
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:29
6:29
6:28
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
28
28
27
26
25
25
25
25
28
28
27
26
26
25
25
25
26
28
28
26
25
Feels °C
29
28
31
30
29
29
28
28
28
28
31
30
28
28
29
28
28
27
28
30
30
29
28
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