San Mateo surf break

San Mateo surfForecast / Manabi / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 17 Sep 2025 -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
24.6° C
(Which is 2.4°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 4PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (17 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (17 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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

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Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
Period(s) (?)141414141414141313131313131312121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)821658648639557534465451386342336282277273256248244212175175175172164158
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:10PM
2.01
1:04AM
2.15
1:19PM
2.11
1:59AM
2.29
2:14PM
2.23
2:43AM
2.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:35PM
0.59
7:16AM
0.74
7:36PM
0.50
8:11AM
0.60
8:25PM
0.41
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunrise-------6:13-------6:13-------6:13
Sunset--6:20-------6:20-------6:20-----
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242524222222222223252422222222222424242322222222
Feels °C (?)242423212221212223252322222222232525242423232323
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Manabi

  1. weather stationWind Update Wind reports 18 km away suggest it is still onshore at San Mateo (light winds from the WNW at Manta/Eloy Alfaro International Airport). 0.1m 6s windswell from the WNW to make surfable waves.

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18 km away, 2 h 18 min ago

19 km/h
WNW
0.0
24.6
Air / Water (°C)
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