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Estero del Plátano surfForecast / Esmeraldas / Ecuador
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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
27.7° C
(Which is 1.5°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 11AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 22). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Estero del Plátano. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Sat 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | N 6 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | |
4 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 136 | 136 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 69 | 15 | 34 | 34 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 7:14AM2.86m | 7:29PM2.78m | 8:13AM2.70m | 8:31PM2.57m | 9:21AM2.58m | 9:44PM2.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:21PM0.51m | 1:50AM0.35m | 2:23PM0.69m | 2:53AM0.53m | 3:37PM0.82m | |||||||||||||||||||
6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | |
— | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | |
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Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 12 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
253 | 200 | 189 | 183 | 178 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 136 | 136 | 113 | 111 | 109 | 101 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 55 | 31 | 22 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | NW 12 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NW 12 | NW 10 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
2 | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 71 | 69 | 69 | 15 | 35 | 35 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | — | NW 12 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | NW 8 | — | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
4 | 4 | 14 | 6 | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 34 | 34 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 3 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 18 | 202 | 1076 | 856 | 344 | 202 | 108 | 6 | 6 | 79 | 1076 | 912 | 344 | 204 | 286 | 6 | 0 | 108 | 344 | 921 | 344 | 204 | 6 |
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