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Engabao surfForecast / Guayas / Ecuador
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 11 Dec 2025 -05Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Engabao surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Engabao sea temperature is
24.8° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Engabao today?
The current surf forecast for Engabao at 1AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Engabao. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 |
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 kJ (?) | 321 | 394 | 66 | 79 | 93 | 60 | 38 | 37 | 226 | 247 | 42 | 47 | 43 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 157 | 154 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 42 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:27PM 2.03 | 9:52AM 1.71 | 10:24PM 1.95 | 11:02AM 1.67 | 11:20PM 1.89 | 12:08PM 1.69 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:54PM 0.50 | 3:52AM 0.65 | 3:53PM 0.65 | 4:54AM 0.66 | 4:56PM 0.76 | 5:53AM 0.63 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
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