- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Atacames Surf Forecast
/ Esmeraldas (8 surf breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
Atacames surfForecast / Esmeraldas / Ecuador
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 23 Apr 2026 -05Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
27.9° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Atacames today?
The current surf forecast for Atacames at 1AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Atacames. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | NNW 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | NNW 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | NNW 7 | W 13 | W 13 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | |
7 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 24 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:32PM2.67m | 9:21AM2.67m | 9:44PM2.51m | 10:36AM2.61m | 11:04PM2.44m | 11:49AM2.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:23PM0.69m | 2:54AM0.54m | 3:36PM0.83m | 4:06AM0.68m | 4:56PM0.87m | 5:21AM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | |  | |  | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — |
 | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 28 |
29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 30 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 3 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 12 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | W 12 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 12 | W 3 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | NNW 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 13 | W 13 | W 3 | — | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 7 | NW 14 |
| kJ | 7 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 1 | — | 8 | 8 | 2 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 9 | W 12 | W 3 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | — | W 16 | NW 14 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | — | 5 | 8 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 919 | 225 | 25 | 177 | 25 | 25 | 62 | 998 | 922 | 266 | 362 | 266 | 266 | 62 | 177 | 362 | 611 | 62 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 44 | 177 | 362 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Esmeraldas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Ecuador | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Atacames surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest