Atacames surfForecast / Esmeraldas / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am 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 12PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (12 May)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (12 May)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
13
0.3
NW
12
0.2
W
14
0.2
WSW
14
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
25
16
18
14
14
14
14
26
26
51
50
45
43
42
42
69
67
63
62
60
60
62
66
Wind (km/h)
10
S
5
SE
5
E
5
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SSW
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:45AM2.58m
00:17AM2.42m
12:39PM2.75m
1:13AM2.60m
1:29PM2.94m
Low Tide
5:22AM0.92m
6:11PM0.84m
6:20AM0.81m
7:03PM0.61m
7:14AM0.66m
7:52PM0.37m
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
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
1
Temp °C
24
24
26
29
28
26
26
26
25
25
27
27
27
25
25
24
24
25
27
28
28
26
25
25
28
28
30
33
31
30
31
31
29
29
30
29
29
27
29
27
27
29
30
30
30
30
29
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
13
0.3
NW
12
0.2
N
5
0.3
N
6
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
Energy kJ
26
25
2
6
6
6
11
6
6
5
51
50
45
43
42
42
69
67
63
62
60
60
62
66
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
5
0.2
NNW
12
0.2
NNW
12
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
WSW
4
0.2
W
4
0.2
NNW
13
0.2
NNW
12
0.3
NW
12
0.3
NW
12
0.3
NW
12
0.3
NW
12
0.3
NW
12
Energy kJ
2
2
15
14
14
14
14
14
22
22
23
26
27
27
27
2
1
16
15
23
23
22
22
22
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
W
14
0.2
WSW
14
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
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
13
0.2
NNW
13
0.2
W
4
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
16
Energy kJ
21
21
16
18
14
14
14
14
26
26
2
2
3
7
17
1
10
10
10
10
10
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
7
0.2
WSW
2
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
4
0.2
W
4
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
W
3
0.2
W
3
Energy kJ
1
1
3
4
2
1
2
2
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
12
713
654
266
9
9
266
128
151
713
716
266
0
0
0
0
223
362
362
362
9
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Esmeraldas
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Ecuador
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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