Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Atacames today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Atacames at 7AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Atacames. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 60mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | W 15 | NW 12 | W 15 | W 14 | NW 13 | W 14 | NW 12 | NW 12 | W 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 29 | 62 | 61 | 54 | 54 | 74 | 72 | 69 | 107 | 104 | 97 | 98 | 94 | 127 | 125 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:02AM2.60m | 2:15PM2.60m | 2:38AM2.81m | 2:54PM2.77m | 3:13AM2.99m | 3:31PM2.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:11AM0.78m | 8:23PM0.60m | 8:49AM0.57m | 9:00PM0.46m | 9:25AM0.38m | 9:36PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | 6 | 19 | 25 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 6 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 13 | W 14 | W 14 | NW 12 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 31 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 62 | 61 | 54 | 54 | 74 | 72 | 69 | 69 | 104 | 97 | 98 | 89 | 127 | 125 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | W 13 | W 13 | NW 14 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 13 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 5 | W 14 | W 14 | NW 11 | NW 12 | W 14 | NW 12 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 37 | 68 | 39 | 7 | 107 | 100 | 46 | 87 | 94 | 93 | 63 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | WSW 5 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 12 | W 15 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 20 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 33 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 68 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 12 | 14 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 970 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 576 | 576 | 445 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 363 | 977 | 513 | 44 |
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