Los Capaes surfForecast / Guayas / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 -05
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Los Capaes surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Los Capaes sea temperature is
25.8° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Los Capaes today?

The current surf forecast for Los Capaes at 1AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (17 May)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (17 May)2ft (0.6m)16s

Table - waves today at Los Capaes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.8
SW
15
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
398
387
377
304
250
246
242
242
242
166
167
165
163
270
297
300
249
249
152
322
486
492
427
251
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
20
WSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
3:10PM2.30m
3:53AM2.28m
3:58PM2.32m
4:41AM2.33m
4:46PM2.29m
5:31AM2.32m
Low Tide
9:34PM-0.02m
9:55AM0.29m
10:20PM-0.08m
10:45AM0.28m
11:08PM-0.07m
11:37AM0.32m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:20
6:20
6:20
6:20
Temp °C
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.8
SW
15
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
Energy kJ
398
387
377
304
250
246
242
242
242
166
161
151
146
270
297
300
249
249
152
322
486
492
427
251
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
19
0.3
SW
19
0.3
SW
18
0.7
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.4
SW
15
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.6
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.5
SW
13
Energy kJ
15
15
15
55
50
21
16
17
111
137
167
165
163
146
23
17
89
90
75
14
13
15
15
84
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.3
SW
19
0.7
SSW
5
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
12
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.2
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
Energy kJ
17
17
17
17
17
112
112
113
15
15
14
14
58
20
89
89
74
75
49
11
11
16
32
16
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.5
SW
5
0.5
SW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.5
SW
5
0.5
SW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
5
Energy kJ
21
21
17
16
16
17
12
11
15
15
17
12
11
14
13
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
682
6
6
6
0
0
6
9
6
6
6
6
0
0
6
974
1006
6
6
0
0
0
6
1050
Best forecast wave conditions in Guayas
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Ecuador
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
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