Estero del Plátano surfForecast / Esmeraldas / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 14 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
27.0° 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 3AM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 14). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (15 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (15 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
2
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.6
N
0.5
N
Period(s) (?)1515151818141616161616151515151414141414141466
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)25525531415415024521149649648948346543533333053013012972932882722818
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SW
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise-----6:16-------6:16-------6:16--
Sunset6:23-------6:23-------6:23-------
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C272625252524272727262525242427272726252525252727
Feels °C (?)282927272826292828292929272730292929282727272928
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