Esmeralda Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.49° N 79.94° W

Esmeralda 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Esmeralda sea temperature is
29.5° C
1.3° 

Esmeralda surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Esmeralda today (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Esmeralda at 3PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (05 Aug)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (05 Aug)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
15
9
8
8
18
18
17
18
20
21
21
40
35
18
17
17
34
61
60
56
Wind (km/h)
0
WNW
5
NE
5
SW
5
SSE
10
SW
10
W
10
W
5
NW
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
NE
10
NW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:00AM4.12m
8:26PM3.72m
8:49AM4.00m
9:22PM3.57m
9:47AM3.88m
Low Tide
2:18PM0.74m
2:29AM0.88m
3:11PM0.84m
3:25AM1.04m
4:14PM0.93m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:38
6:38
6:38
 mm
2
3
2
4
2
1
1
3
Temp °C
27
28
28
26
26
25
25
26
27
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
28
30
30
27
26
Feels °C
32
33
32
30
30
29
28
30
31
30
29
29
29
29
28
28
30
32
32
29
28
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