Estero del Plátano surfForecast / Esmeraldas / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 21 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
27.8° C
(Which is 1.7°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 4PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (21 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (21 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
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 (?)
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.2
WNW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.2
N
0.8
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.2
WNW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
Period(s) (?)1515141410101111121212613131355631112121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)33130930129710104414666205138136321541272717171
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:35PM
2.98
7:14AM
2.86
7:29PM
2.78
8:13AM
2.70
8:31PM
2.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:26PM
0.34
12:54AM
0.16
1:21PM
0.51
1:50AM
0.35
2:23PM
0.69
2:53AM
0.53
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise-------6:13-------6:13-------6:13
Sunset--6:22-------6:22-------6:22-----
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C272727262626252526262626262525252727272625252525
Feels °C (?)302929293030282829282828292827282929292927272828
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