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El Murcielago surf break

El Murcielago surfForecast / Manabi / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 -05
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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
26.5° C
 (Which is 1.4°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 5PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (20 Jan)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (20 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
NW
Period(s) (?)161616161615151514151414141414141313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)147203201288277256249242330188362357180178175168158156154151114114113136
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
0
NE
5
SSE
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		glassglassglassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:10PM
2.58
5:15AM
2.48
5:44PM
2.63
5:52AM
2.48
6:19PM
2.66
6:31AM
2.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:52AM
0.29
11:16PM
0.51
11:27AM
0.27
11:53PM
0.46
12:02PM
0.29
12:31AM
0.44
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise-------6:28-------6:28-------6:28
Sunset--6:37-------6:38-------6:38-----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C262727262525252427272726252524242527252525242424
Feels °C (?)293029282828282630282827272725262730282929282827
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