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Estero del Plátano surfForecast / Esmeraldas / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 10 Mar 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
26.8° 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 4AM is: 0.9m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)18s
Afternoon (10 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)18s
Evening (10 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)17s

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

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Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)202019181818181717161616161616151414141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)459455595826710694781951918865728719803628612558536459401466466401390276
Wind
(km/h)
0
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
0
NE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
0
SSW
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglassglassonononglassglassglasscross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassglasscross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:01AM
2.36
8:12PM
2.37
8:50AM
2.18
9:02PM
2.21
9:55AM
2.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:50AM
0.66
2:03PM
0.89
2:35AM
0.83
2:52PM
1.06
3:34AM
0.97
4:00PM
1.19
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Sunrise---6:26-------6:26-------6:26----
Sunset------6:32-------6:32-------6:32-
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-----1---------------1--
Temp. °C262525252727272626252524262627262625252526272726
Feels °C (?)312929293130303031292927302930303130292929303030
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