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Atacames surfForecast / Esmeraldas / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 24 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
26.7° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Atacames today?

The current surf forecast for Atacames at 6AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jan)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (24 Jan)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (24 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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Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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)
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
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
0.6
NW
0.5
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
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
Period(s) (?)161615151515151514141414141414141316161616131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)918982137136136106757469651141141141161166191919191575653
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
0
ENE
0
E
0
E
0
NE
10
NW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
15
W
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglassglassononcross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:11AM
2.80
7:36PM
3.00
7:57AM
2.70
8:21PM
2.91
8:50AM
2.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:08AM
0.48
1:17PM
0.44
1:52AM
0.52
2:02PM
0.56
2:42AM
0.57
2:54PM
0.69
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Sunrise---6:28-------6:28-------6:28----
Sunset------6:32-------6:34-------6:34-
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
Rain (mm)
------11----------133221
Temp. °C252424242627272525252424262727252524242424252625
Feels °C (?)292828283130292829292727292828272827272727272828
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