Atacames surfForecast / Esmeraldas / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 23 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
27.6° 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 5PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (23 Mar)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (23 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
NNW
0.5
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
N
0.5
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
N
Period(s) (?)666666776666666666666555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3129281917112332292818181710172827181817101066
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
S
5
W
10
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crossglassglassglasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:50PM
3.13
7:23AM
2.91
7:40PM
2.92
8:19AM
2.72
8:38PM
2.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:39PM
0.31
1:08AM
0.21
1:28PM
0.49
2:01AM
0.39
2:26PM
0.69
3:03AM
0.58
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise-------6:22-------6:22-------6:20
Sunset--6:29-------6:29-------6:28-----
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thunderstorm
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part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
1321----221-------111221
Temp. °C272727262525242426272726252524242727272625252524
Feels °C (?)313030292829282829293030292928273130302929292928
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