Frente A Bahia surf break

Frente A Bahia surfForecast / Manabi / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 17 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 2AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (18 Jan)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (18 Jan)2ft (0.6m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
Period(s) (?)161616161616161515151414141414141818181716161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)232229173171223217212152146104138138138138138136178176120162151173229226
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
0
S
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:36PM
2.41
3:35AM
2.38
4:12PM
2.51
4:13AM
2.44
4:46PM
2.60
4:50AM
2.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:43PM
0.75
9:58AM
0.42
10:24PM
0.65
10:35AM
0.36
11:02PM
0.57
11:11AM
0.33
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise-----6:26-------6:26-------6:28--
Sunset6:36-------6:36-------6:36-------
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------1-----------------
Temp. °C262525252424242426252525252525262625252525252526
Feels °C (?)272728272626272728272727272828292727282828292929
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