Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Atacames today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Atacames at 11AM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Atacames. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 103 | 102 | 100 | 97 | 92 | 87 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 82 | 80 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 41 | 70 | 41 | 42 | 44 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:22AM3.17m | 4:47PM3.05m | 4:57AM3.09m | 5:23PM2.97m | 5:32AM2.97m | 6:00PM2.84m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:35AM0.13m | 10:49PM0.35m | 11:10AM0.18m | 11:25PM0.44m | 11:46AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 5 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WSW 14 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 103 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 92 | 87 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 82 | 80 | 75 | 7 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 41 | 37 | 70 | 28 | 42 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | WSW 15 | W 5 | NW 10 | NW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WSW 14 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 18 | 102 | 100 | 97 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 29 | 25 | 73 | 8 | 27 | 40 | 71 | 41 | 9 | 9 | 41 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | NW 13 | NW 7 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 5 | W 5 | NW 6 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WSW 14 | NW 13 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | — | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 28 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 41 | 28 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | — |
| kJ | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 151 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 362 | 363 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 362 | 362 | 328 | 362 |
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