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San Mateo surfForecast / Manabi / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 25 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
26.6° C
 (Which is 1.3°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 3PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (25 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (25 Jan)3ft (0.9m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.6
NW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
NW
0.5
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
WNW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
Period(s) (?)141414141413161313131314151414151515141317161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)186189191191288261206249249245241203104169169142104104158142135129208208
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
15
SW
25
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
SE
5
SW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
S
0
NE
10
W
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglasscross-
on		crossglasscross-
off		cross-
off		glassoncross-
on		cross-
on		crossglasscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:00AM
2.20
8:22PM
2.41
8:55AM
2.11
9:16PM
2.31
10:02AM
2.03
10:22PM
2.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:03PM
0.53
2:47AM
0.51
2:56PM
0.65
3:47AM
0.54
4:02PM
0.75
4:58AM
0.55
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Sunrise-------6:30-------6:31-------6:31
Sunset--6:39-------6:39-------6:39-----
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C252626242424242424252525252524242626262625252525
Feels °C (?)282726242526262626282727282826272928272827282828
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