Estero del Plátano surfForecast / Esmeraldas / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 02 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
27.2° 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 2PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 02). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (02 Apr)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (02 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sun
05
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.4
NW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.4
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.1
NW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)188888888881215151515151515141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)449111016121216101026821212121218297293284276272264
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WNW
0
ESE
5
ESE
0
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
SW
5
S
5
S
5
S
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassononcross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:54AM
2.89
4:08PM
3.03
4:31AM
2.92
4:42PM
3.01
5:06AM
2.90
5:15PM
2.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:58AM
0.34
10:21PM
0.21
10:33AM
0.34
10:55PM
0.20
11:08AM
0.39
11:28PM
0.25
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sun
05
Sunrise-6:20-------6:20-------6:18------
Sunset----6:27-------6:27-------6:27---
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242426262625242424242626262524242424262626252424
Feels °C (?)272728272728272728273027272727272727292727272727
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