Atacames surfForecast / Esmeraldas / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 12 May 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
27.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Atacames today?

The current surf forecast for Atacames at 1AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)1ft (0.3m)16s
Afternoon (13 May)1ft (0.3m)15s
Evening (13 May)1ft (0.3m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.3
NW
12
0.3
NW
12
0.3
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
15
0.3
WSW
15
0.3
WSW
15
0.3
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
14
14
26
26
51
50
45
43
42
42
69
67
63
62
60
60
62
66
40
39
36
35
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
W
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
00:17AM2.42m
12:39PM2.75m
1:13AM2.60m
1:29PM2.94m
2:04AM2.80m
Low Tide
6:11PM0.84m
6:20AM0.81m
7:03PM0.61m
7:14AM0.66m
7:52PM0.37m
8:05AM0.50m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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clear
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part cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
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6:11
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:20
6:20
6:20
6:20
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
27
26
26
26
25
25
27
27
27
26
25
25
25
25
28
27
28
26
25
25
25
25
27
28
30
30
31
32
30
29
30
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
32
29
30
29
29
29
28
28
30
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.3
N
5
0.3
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
15
0.3
WSW
15
0.3
WSW
15
0.3
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
13
Energy kJ
6
6
11
6
6
5
51
50
45
43
42
42
69
67
63
62
60
60
62
66
40
39
36
35
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
12
0.2
NNW
12
0.2
W
13
0.2
NNW
12
0.3
NW
12
0.3
NW
12
0.3
NW
12
0.3
NW
13
0.3
NW
13
0.3
NW
13
0.3
NW
13
0.3
W
3
0.2
W
4
0.2
NNW
13
0.2
NNW
12
0.2
NNW
12
0.3
NW
12
0.2
NNW
12
0.3
W
3
0.3
NW
12
0.2
NNW
12
0.2
NNW
12
0.2
NNW
12
0.1
NW
11
Energy kJ
14
14
14
14
22
22
23
25
27
27
27
2
1
16
15
14
23
14
2
22
14
13
13
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
NNW
12
0.2
W
13
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.1
NW
13
0.2
NNW
13
0.2
W
4
0.2
W
4
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.1
N
6
0.2
NNW
12
0.2
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
15
Energy kJ
14
14
14
14
26
26
2
2
2
7
17
1
1
10
10
1
14
1
1
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.2
WSW
3
Energy kJ
1
3
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
3
Distance (km)
654
44
95
9
0
128
151
362
362
362
0
0
0
0
0
363
713
362
12
9
0
0
25
713
Best forecast wave conditions in Esmeraldas
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Ecuador
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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