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Punta Mala surfForecast / Manabi / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 03 Feb 2026 -05
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Punta Mala surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Punta Mala sea temperature is
26.8° C
 (Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Punta Mala today?

The current surf forecast for Punta Mala at 9AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (03 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (03 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

Table - waves today at Punta Mala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.8
NNW
1
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1
N
1.1
N
1.2
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.1
NNW
1
NNW
1
NNW
1
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.7
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)1211118888889999888814141414131818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)106636185137169165140173208199199168151147144115180136116113102180180
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
0
NNE
5
SE
10
SE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:40AM
2.99
5:15PM
3.11
5:25AM
2.97
5:55PM
3.11
6:08AM
2.89
6:34PM
3.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:40PM
0.36
10:57AM
0.04
11:24PM
0.30
11:38AM
0.09
12:06AM
0.31
12:17PM
0.20
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Sunrise---6:31-------6:31-------6:31----
Sunset------6:42-------6:42-------6:42-
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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clear
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Rain (mm)
--1--11---111-----------
Temp. °C252424242726262525252424262626252524242426272625
Feels °C (?)292827273028282828282626282827272826262628292728
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