Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Atacames today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Atacames at 9AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Atacames. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:40AM2.36m | 10:31PM2.16m | 10:48AM2.25m | 11:50PM2.14m | 12:04PM2.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:27AM1.04m | 4:11PM0.94m | 4:33AM1.16m | 5:24PM0.99m | 5:51AM1.19m | 6:35PM0.94m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 15 | W 11 | W 14 | W 4 | W 4 | W 14 | WSW 4 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | NW 13 | W 14 | W 11 | W 14 | W 14 | NW 13 | W 14 | N 8 | NW 8 | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | WSW 5 | W 13 | W 12 | SW 19 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | N 8 | NW 13 | NW 13 | W 11 | W 11 | N 8 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 8 | NW 7 | N 7 | W 13 | W 19 | W 19 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | WSW 4 | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | W 4 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 177 | 9 | 95 | 713 | 719 | 635 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 128 | 128 | 576 | 576 | 362 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 355 | 713 | 823 | 576 | 618 |
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