Atacames Surf Break

Lat Long: 0.86° N 79.85° W

Atacames 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Atacames sea temperature is
27.8°C
2.5° 

Atacames surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Atacames today (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Atacames at 5PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (05 Sep)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
15
0.6
W
15
0.6
W
14
0.6
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
W
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
13
0.3
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
159
155
153
150
106
106
106
104
103
100
97
63
62
61
59
58
54
57
57
34
30
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
5
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:22AM2.61m
10:15PM2.43m
10:40AM2.52m
11:39PM2.47m
12:04PM2.56m
Low Tide
3:52PM0.69m
4:24AM0.93m
5:13PM0.71m
5:50AM0.90m
6:30PM0.62m
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6:13
6:13
6:13
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6:21
6:21
6:21
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
28
27
26
25
25
25
25
27
28
27
26
25
25
25
25
27
27
27
26
25
Feels °C
27
30
28
29
28
29
28
28
29
29
28
29
28
28
28
28
30
29
29
29
28
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