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San Mateo surfForecast / Manabi / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 -05
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San Mateo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's San Mateo sea temperature is
26.5° C
 (Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at San Mateo today?

The current surf forecast for San Mateo at 9PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 20). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)--
Afternoon (20 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (20 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

Table - waves today at San Mateo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
2
3
2
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
NW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
NW
1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)161616161615151514141414141414141313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)261322310477477597435424407407379507507390390317342286205205202202202245
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
W
15
WSW
10
W
5
W
0
SW
5
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:13PM
2.47
5:15AM
2.38
5:47PM
2.53
5:52AM
2.38
6:21PM
2.55
6:31AM
2.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:18PM
0.50
11:28AM
0.23
11:54PM
0.47
12:02PM
0.26
12:32AM
0.45
12:38PM
0.32
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise-----6:28-------6:28-------6:30--
Sunset6:38-------6:38-------6:38-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C262625252524262626252524242425262625252525242526
Feels °C (?)282827272726282827262725252527282727282928262829
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