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San Mateo surfForecast / Manabi / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 04 Feb 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
27.0° C
 (Which is 1.0°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: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Feb)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (04 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (04 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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

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Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
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
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
N
1.1
N
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.7
NW
0.8
WNW
0.7
NW
0.9
WNW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.2
WNW
1.2
NW
1.2
WNW
Period(s) (?)8814141414141414131818181919191717171717171616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)201169289289289289289289277142211214226372465372487679687687671735767691
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		ononononglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:47PM
2.73
6:00AM
2.52
6:25PM
2.66
6:40AM
2.42
7:01PM
2.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:29AM
0.07
11:57PM
0.26
12:08PM
0.17
12:37AM
0.31
12:46PM
0.32
1:16AM
0.40
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunrise-------6:31-------6:31-------6:31
Sunset--6:40-------6:40-------6:40-----
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rain showers
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Rain (mm)
11--------------------11
Temp. °C272727262525252527282726252525252626272626262525
Feels °C (?)292828282727272728282627272727282928282829302929
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