Estero del Plátano surfForecast / Esmeraldas / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 13 Oct 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
26.2° 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 7AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (13 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (13 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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

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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)141414141413131313131313131212121212121212121217
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3823823312812652532082052052052051661631249290901169090896867100
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:59AM
2.66
8:46PM
2.56
9:07AM
2.44
10:02PM
2.44
10:29AM
2.32
11:23PM
2.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:49AM
0.61
2:21PM
0.49
2:58AM
0.81
3:32PM
0.67
4:19AM
0.92
4:52PM
0.76
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242425252524242323242425242424232323232424232323
Feels °C (?)272627262626262525262526242525232323232424232323
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Esmeraldas

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Estero del Plátano (calm at Tumaco/la Florid 190 km from Estero del Plátano). 0.9m 14s groundswell from the SW with a 0.5m 10s swell from the WNW and a 0.4m 4s local chop from the SW. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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