Estero del Plátano surfForecast / Esmeraldas / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 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 5PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (19 Apr)1ft (0.3m)5s
Evening (19 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
NW
0.2
NNW
0.3
W
0.1
NW
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
0.3
NW
0.1
NW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
Period(s) (?)12551113517171717161616161615151551310101111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6255128213714014213736736235335334934433130977101044
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
WSW
0
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSW
10
W
15
W
5
W
5
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crossonononcrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
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
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:50AM
0.17
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
Sunset--6:22-------6:22-------6:22-----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C272727262625242427272726262525252726262625252525
Feels °C (?)302929293030272731292929302828283028282928292829
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