Atacames surfForecast / Esmeraldas / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 28 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
27.4° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Atacames today?

The current surf forecast for Atacames at 8PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

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
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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
0.1
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
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.4
NNW
Period(s) (?)11111111111111111116161616161616151566616166
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19181818181818181810101010101010988888813
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SW
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:11PM
2.54
12:36AM
2.51
1:19PM
2.69
1:41AM
2.65
2:11PM
2.86
2:33AM
2.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:27PM
0.88
6:54AM
0.67
7:33PM
0.72
7:52AM
0.55
8:25PM
0.54
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise-------6:20-------6:20-------6:20
Sunset--6:27-------6:27-------6:27-----
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------1-------------
Temp. °C262728252524242426272725242424242728272525242424
Feels °C (?)303030272927272729282928272727273030282829272727
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