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Frente A Bahia surfForecast / Manabi / Ecuador
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 14 Dec 2025 -05Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Frente A Bahia surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Frente A Bahia sea temperature is
25.0° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Frente A Bahia today?
The current surf forecast for Frente A Bahia at 8PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Frente A Bahia. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 13 |
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 kJ (?) | 41 | 39 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 46 | 30 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 44 | 64 | 95 | 104 | 106 | 119 | 104 | 75 | 99 | 99 | 205 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:04PM 2.17 | 12:17AM 2.37 | 1:04PM 2.20 | 1:09AM 2.37 | 1:55PM 2.26 | 1:55AM 2.39 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:03PM 0.88 | 6:48AM 0.64 | 7:01PM 0.89 | 7:38AM 0.58 | 7:53PM 0.87 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 |
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