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El Murcielago surf break

El Murcielago surfForecast / Manabi / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 16 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
26.2° C
 (Which is 1.3°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 11AM is: 0.4m 20s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)20s
Afternoon (16 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)19s
Evening (16 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)18s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
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
2
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
NW
0.3
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
NW
0.4
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)102020201918181818181817161616161616161515151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)597514914996131180178178178176160232173147146169220212152125121120118
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
S
0
SSW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:54AM
2.16
2:45PM
2.20
2:40AM
2.23
3:25PM
2.31
3:22AM
2.31
4:02PM
2.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:18AM
0.58
8:41PM
0.87
9:01AM
0.49
9:24PM
0.77
9:40AM
0.40
10:03PM
0.67
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
Sunrise-6:26-------6:26-------6:28------
Sunset----6:37-------6:37-------6:37---
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clear
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C242425272626252524242627262525252424262727252524
Feels °C (?)262629282728282826273029272728282626292927262726
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