Atacames Surf Break

Lat Long: 0.86° N 79.85° W

Atacames 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Atacames sea temperature is
27.5° C
2.2° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Atacames at 11AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)17s
Afternoon (28 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (28 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
18
0.5
W
17
0.5
W
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.5
W
16
0.5
W
16
0.5
W
16
0.6
W
16
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
15
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
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
156
154
139
87
131
131
129
177
119
113
110
109
107
106
104
66
63
61
60
59
58
58
57
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
S
5
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
0
W
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:05AM2.54m
3:08PM2.64m
3:44AM2.68m
3:47PM2.74m
4:21AM2.81m
4:25PM2.81m
Low Tide
9:03AM0.83m
9:26PM0.50m
9:45AM0.72m
10:03PM0.41m
10:23AM0.63m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:20
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6:30
6:30
6:30
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
25
25
27
27
27
26
25
25
25
25
27
27
27
26
25
25
25
25
26
28
27
26
25
Feels °C
29
29
30
29
29
29
28
28
29
30
32
30
30
29
28
29
29
29
29
30
28
28
28
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