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Estero del Plátano surfForecast / Esmeraldas / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 01 Feb 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
27.1° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Estero del Plátano today?

The current surf forecast for Estero del Plátano at 7AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 01). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (01 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (01 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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

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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
WNW
0.4
NW
0.4
WNW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.6
SW
0.4
NW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
NW
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
1.1
N
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.5
N
1.8
N
2
N
2
N
2
N
2
N
2
N
Period(s) (?)13131310912913121277777888899999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)69446834311182962603854546362130229223256450586613637651651
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrossglasscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:54AM
2.86
3:33PM
2.95
3:45AM
2.97
4:20PM
3.09
4:32AM
3.03
5:03PM
3.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:13AM
0.17
9:39PM
0.39
10:01AM
0.07
10:27PM
0.29
10:45AM
0.03
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise---6:31-------6:31-------6:31----
Sunset------6:36-------6:36-------6:36-
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
11469721111----11-124223
Temp. °C232323232323232324222324252626252525252525262625
Feels °C (?)272626272726242425232526272828272727272728292928
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