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Atacames surfForecast / Esmeraldas / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 18 Jan 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
26.5° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Atacames today?

The current surf forecast for Atacames at 7AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.4
NW
0.3
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.5
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
Period(s) (?)161616161615151520201419141818181817161616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)91908915515180766074737373731121111111081019493127163161157
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:22AM
2.69
3:59PM
2.72
4:01AM
2.79
4:35PM
2.84
4:38AM
2.86
5:10PM
2.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:41AM
0.44
9:59PM
0.69
10:18AM
0.34
10:37PM
0.61
10:53AM
0.29
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise---6:26-------6:26-------6:26----
Sunset------6:31-------6:31-------6:31-
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--121-----------------1-
Temp. °C252524242426262524242424252727252424242426272725
Feels °C (?)282827272828272726262727272929272727272729303029
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