Frente A Bahia surf break

Frente A Bahia surfForecast / Manabi / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 16 Jan 2026 -05
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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
26.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Frente A Bahia today?

The current surf forecast for Frente A Bahia at 12PM is: 0.4m 20s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)20s
Afternoon (16 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)19s
Evening (16 Jan)2ft (0.6m)18s

Table - waves today at Frente A Bahia. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.4
NW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
NW
0.4
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.6
WNW
Period(s) (?)132020201918181818181816161616161616161515151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)859714914996128209276209209204181232229173171223217212152146104103138
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
5
S
5
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
W
20
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassonononglassglasscross-
on
glassglassononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:08AM
2.26
2:56PM
2.30
2:54AM
2.32
3:36PM
2.41
3:35AM
2.38
4:12PM
2.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:35AM
0.59
8:59PM
0.86
9:18AM
0.50
9:43PM
0.75
9:58AM
0.42
10:24PM
0.65
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
Sunrise-6:26-------6:26-------6:26------
Sunset----6:36-------6:36-------6:36---
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
11----------------------
Temp. °C242425262625252525242527262525252525252626252525
Feels °C (?)282829282828292928272929272728282828282827272728
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