Atacames Surf Break

Lat Long: 0.86° N 79.85° W

Atacames 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Atacames sea temperature is
28.5°C
2.8° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Atacames at 11AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (03 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (03 Oct)1ft (0.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.5
WNW
7
0.4
NW
10
0.3
WSW
15
0.3
W
15
0.6
NW
10
0.5
NW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.8
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.3
NW
14
0.3
NW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
40
40
26
33
45
39
79
38
52
61
76
92
99
79
62
59
59
61
62
70
32
25
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
W
5
NNW
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
5
SE
0
SW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
10
SW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
8:05AM2.73m
8:51PM2.59m
9:14AM2.55m
10:09PM2.52m
10:36AM2.47m
Low Tide
1:53AM0.68m
2:29PM0.55m
3:01AM0.84m
3:41PM0.69m
4:25AM0.92m
5:02PM0.73m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
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6:03
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 mm
4
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1
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Temp °C
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
27
28
28
26
26
26
25
25
28
28
27
26
26
Feels °C
28
28
29
29
29
29
28
29
27
28
32
31
31
30
30
30
28
29
32
31
29
29
30
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