Estero del Plátano surfForecast / Esmeraldas / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 17 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
27.1° 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 8PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (17 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
WNW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.9
SW
0.3
N
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
N
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.8
SW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
Period(s) (?)1313136661451212121212512121211121111111717
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1721225711106272614141414142141465187555137140
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SW
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
5
SW
5
S
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:34PM
3.17
4:03AM
3.05
4:16PM
3.24
4:47AM
3.11
5:00PM
3.23
5:33AM
3.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:23AM
0.29
9:52PM
0.04
10:06AM
0.20
10:34PM
-0.06
10:50AM
0.17
11:18PM
-0.07
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise-------6:15-------6:15-------6:15
Sunset--6:22-------6:22-------6:22-----
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------111---------------
Temp. °C272727262625252527272726252525252726272626252525
Feels °C (?)282829293028282829282829282829293128292930292929
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