Estero del Plátano surfForecast / Esmeraldas / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 18 Nov 2025 -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
26.3° C
(Which is 1.1°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 11AM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Nov)1ft (0.3m)16s
Afternoon (18 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (18 Nov)1ft (0.3m)16s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Fri
21
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.4
SW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
1.2
SW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
Period(s) (?)12121215151516161614161614131615151551414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)43364382774442414073727091886461546382102100969188
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:11AM
2.68
2:44PM
2.60
2:48AM
2.72
3:20PM
2.66
3:23AM
2.75
3:55PM
2.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:29AM
0.48
8:41PM
0.68
9:05AM
0.39
9:18PM
0.63
9:40AM
0.34
9:54PM
0.60
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Fri
21
Sunrise-6:01-------6:03-------6:03------
Sunset----6:07-------6:07-------6:07---
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------1-------------
Temp. °C242425252524242424242425242424242424242525242424
Feels °C (?)262526262525252526252526252525252424242525252525
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