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El Murcielago surfForecast / Manabi / Ecuador
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 -05Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
El Murcielago surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Murcielago sea temperature is
25.7° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at El Murcielago today?
The current surf forecast for El Murcielago at 9PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Murcielago. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | |
100 | 100 | 99 | 96 | 89 | 87 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 57 | 54 | 69 | 76 | 78 | 79 | 49 | 37 | 39 | 124 | 161 | 206 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | |
High Tide | 3:09PM2.76m | 3:46AM2.73m | 3:56PM2.81m | 4:34AM2.79m | 4:44PM2.79m | 5:23AM2.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:29PM0.04m | 9:49AM0.31m | 10:15PM-0.02m | 10:38AM0.30m | 11:02PM-0.01m | 11:29AM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — |
 | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 |
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Temp °C | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 |
26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 27 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
 kJ | 100 | 100 | 99 | 96 | 89 | 87 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 57 | 54 | 38 | 76 | 78 | 79 | 36 | 37 | 39 | 124 | 161 | 206 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 3 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 33 | 30 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 41 | 41 | 69 | 23 | 35 | 35 | 49 | 33 | 33 | 2 | 37 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 13 | NW 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 44 | 42 | 14 | 28 | 27 | 35 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 5 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 5 | SW 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 814 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 841 | 871 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 910 |
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