Estero del Plátano surfForecast / Esmeraldas / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 18 Apr 2026 -05
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Estero del Plátano surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Estero del Plátano sea temperature is
27.5° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Estero del Plátano today?

The current surf forecast for Estero del Plátano at 9AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (18 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (18 Apr)1ft (0.3m)6s

Table - waves today at Estero del Plátano. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
0.3
N
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.3
N
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.1
NW
0.2
NNW
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.6
SW
0.2
N
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)145121212125121212125551351717171716161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)272614141414514141462551282137140142137371362353353
Wind
(km/h)
0
SSW
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
S
10
SSE
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
W
5
SW
5
SSE
10
SE
5
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
5
W
5
W
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:03AM
3.05
4:16PM
3.24
4:47AM
3.11
5:00PM
3.23
5:33AM
3.10
5:46PM
3.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:06AM
0.20
10:34PM
-0.06
10:50AM
0.17
11:18PM
-0.07
11:37AM
0.22
12:04AM
0.01
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
Sunrise-6:15-------6:15-------6:15------
Sunset----6:22-------6:22-------6:22---
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C252527272726262525242727272625252424272727262625
Feels °C (?)292930282828302829273029292928292727302929293029
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