Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Atacames today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Atacames at 7AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Atacames. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 20 | 19 | 40 | 53 | 51 | 49 | 50 | 67 | 41 | 57 | 41 | 59 | 84 | 66 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 40 | 57 | 57 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
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-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:38AM3.21m | 6:07PM3.02m | 6:21AM3.09m | 6:53PM2.90m | 7:09AM2.92m | 7:47PM2.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:28PM0.26m | 11:55AM0.12m | 00:10AM0.35m | 12:39PM0.22m | 00:58AM0.50m | 1:29PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | NW 11 | WSW 4 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | W 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 20 | 4 | 40 | 53 | 51 | 49 | 50 | 67 | 41 | 57 | 41 | 59 | 84 | 66 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 40 | 57 | 57 | 40 | 40 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WNW 7 | WNW 13 | WSW 5 | WSW 16 | WNW 7 | WSW 16 | W 15 | W 15 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 15 | W 14 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 8 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 25 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 27 | 28 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | W 10 | NW 11 | NNW 9 | WNW 7 | WSW 16 | WSW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | NW 13 | W 15 | W 9 | W 9 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 13 | W 18 | WSW 17 | W 13 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 21 | 27 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 29 | 14 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 6 | — | — | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 10 | 14 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 970 | 922 | 362 | 362 | 445 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 936 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 362 | 362 | 362 | 362 |
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