Atacames surfForecast / Esmeraldas / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 22 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
27.5° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Atacames today?

The current surf forecast for Atacames at 8AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (22 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (22 Mar)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


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Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.6
N
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
N
Period(s) (?)888866666677666666766666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)171716162939282718195145302819171010222028201911
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
E
5
SE
0
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
W
5
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrossglassoffglassononcross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:50AM
3.16
6:06PM
3.28
6:34AM
3.07
6:50PM
3.13
7:23AM
2.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:40PM
0.02
11:54AM
0.19
12:22AM
0.07
12:39PM
0.31
1:08AM
0.21
1:28PM
0.49
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise---6:22-------6:22-------6:22----
Sunset------6:29-------6:29-------6:29-
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------11------11-
Temp. °C252524242728282626252525272828262625242427282726
Feels °C (?)282928283130312931292929303030293029272730302929
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