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El Mansito surfForecast / Guayas / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 18 Jan 2026 -05
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El Mansito surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Mansito sea temperature is
26.0° C
 (Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at El Mansito today?

The current surf forecast for El Mansito at 11AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (18 Jan)2ft (0.6m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
0
0
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
NW
0.5
WNW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
1.2
SW
Period(s) (?)111616161514131313131212121212121717171616161515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)127144138118131153142142208202178175175175175144186186287257302291395674
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
S
5
W
15
WNW
15
W
5
W
10
W
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		glassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:25AM
1.96
4:09PM
2.05
4:03AM
2.03
4:44PM
2.15
4:40AM
2.08
5:17PM
2.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:46AM
0.28
10:10PM
0.58
10:22AM
0.22
10:46PM
0.52
10:56AM
0.19
11:23PM
0.48
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
Sunrise-6:26-------6:26-------6:26------
Sunset----6:39-------6:39-------6:39---
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clear
clear
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242425262625242424242626262525242424262726252525
Feels °C (?)252627272727252626262827272627262727292826272728
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