- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Surf Forecasts:
Los Capaes surfForecast / Guayas / Ecuador
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 18 May 2026 -05Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
25.7° C
(Which is 2.2°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 12PM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (18 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Los Capaes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | |
163 | 270 | 297 | 300 | 249 | 249 | 152 | 322 | 486 | 492 | 427 | 251 | 203 | 339 | 380 | 390 | 340 | 266 | 258 | 215 | 224 | 239 | 239 | 229 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 4:41AM2.33m | 4:46PM2.29m | 5:31AM2.32m | 5:36PM2.21m | 6:24AM2.27m | 6:29PM2.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:45AM0.28m | 11:08PM-0.07m | 11:37AM0.32m | 11:58PM-0.01m | 12:31PM0.39m | 00:50AM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  | |  | | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
 kJ | 146 | 270 | 297 | 300 | 139 | 141 | 152 | 322 | 486 | 492 | 427 | 251 | 203 | 339 | 380 | 390 | 340 | 266 | 258 | 215 | 224 | 239 | 239 | 229 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | WNW 12 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 5 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 163 | 146 | 89 | 89 | 249 | 249 | 104 | 14 | 15 | 24 | 24 | 84 | 114 | 16 | 30 | 40 | 36 | 36 | 27 | 29 | 23 | 30 | 30 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | W 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WSW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 74 | 75 | 68 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 28 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | SW 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | 5 | 6 | — | 4 | 13 | — | — | — | 25 | 30 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | 30 | 29 | 23 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1050 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1050 | 1050 | 682 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 974 | 1050 | 6 | 682 | 173 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Guayas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Ecuador | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Los Capaes surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest