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Estero del Plátano surfForecast / Esmeraldas / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 17 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
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 6AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (17 Mar)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (17 Mar)3ft (0.9m)14s

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

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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
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)
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.1
NW
0.2
WNW
0.1
SW
0.2
WSW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.6
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
Period(s) (?)15151514141414141414131682019191818181813161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4594354183462972932882842722642151071537575050505014096129129
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
WSW
10
W
15
W
10
W
5
WNW
0
NW
5
NE
5
E
5
ESE
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
0
NNW
0
NE
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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High Tide
/ height (m)
2:30AM
2.56
2:56PM
2.77
3:10AM
2.75
3:32PM
2.97
3:49AM
2.91
4:08PM
3.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:40AM
0.53
9:06PM
0.53
9:18AM
0.37
9:44PM
0.33
9:55AM
0.25
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise---6:24-------6:24-------6:24----
Sunset------6:31-------6:30-------6:30-
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clear
Rain (mm)
---------------------1--
Temp. °C262626252727272626252525262727272626252527272726
Feels °C (?)292930293130292930292929303029303031292931303029
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