Estero del Plátano surfForecast / Esmeraldas / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 19 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
27.6° C
(Which is 1.3°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 3AM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)17s
Afternoon (20 Apr)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (20 Apr)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.6
SW
0.2
N
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.1
NW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.2
WNW
0.1
NW
Period(s) (?)551351717171716161616161515151410101011111212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5512821371401421373673623533533493443313093014101044146
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononglassglassoffglassglassononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:00PM
3.23
5:33AM
3.10
5:46PM
3.14
6:21AM
3.00
6:35PM
2.98
7:14AM
2.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:18PM
-0.07
11:37AM
0.22
12:04AM
0.01
12:26PM
0.34
12:54AM
0.16
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise-----6:15-------6:15-------6:13--
Sunset6:22-------6:22-------6:22-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C272626252424272727262625252527262626252525252626
Feels °C (?)292931292727312929303028282830282729292928292928
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