Estero del Plátano surfForecast / Esmeraldas / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 23 Mar 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
27.8° C
(Which is 1.8°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 3PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (23 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (23 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)18s

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


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Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.6
N
0.5
SW
0.5
N
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
N
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.3
SW
0.5
N
0.5
SW
0.5
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)1261461818131361313131313131315612666514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)692996181111118784288282919191838234196817109573
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
10
W
15
W
10
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
S
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassonononglassglassglasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:49PM
3.01
7:22AM
2.80
7:39PM
2.81
8:18AM
2.62
8:38PM
2.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:38PM
0.32
1:07AM
0.22
1:27PM
0.50
2:00AM
0.39
2:25PM
0.70
3:03AM
0.58
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise-------6:22-------6:22-------6:22
Sunset--6:30-------6:30-------6:29-----
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
121---1121-----------111
Temp. °C272727262626252526272726262525252727272626262525
Feels °C (?)313029293030292929293029302929293130292929292829
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