Snow-ForecastSnow-ForecastMountain-ForecastMountain-ForecastTide-ForecastTide-ForecastWeather-ForecastWeather-Forecast
Search by country, region, or break
Search by country, region, or break

Quick Links

Surf Forecasts:

Tonchigue surfForecast / Esmeraldas / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 12 Jan 2026 -05
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tonchigue surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tonchigue sea temperature is
26.3° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tonchigue today?

The current surf forecast for Tonchigue at 4AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (12 Jan)1ft (0.3m)19s
Evening (12 Jan)1ft (0.3m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent 
12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
SW
0.3
NW
0.3
SW
0.3
NW
0.3
SW
0.3
NW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.2
WNW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.5
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
Period(s) (?)111311111111191113131218181818181212121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)302719191918591827161530494949303953749289108121116
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
S
5
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscrosscrossglasscross-
off		crosscross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:38AM
2.23
10:55PM
2.39
11:46AM
2.18
11:57PM
2.35
12:52PM
2.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:27AM
0.88
4:38PM
1.06
5:28AM
0.91
5:43PM
1.11
6:30AM
0.88
6:47PM
1.09
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise---6:24-------6:26-------6:26----
Sunset------6:30-------6:30-------6:30-
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
Rain (mm)
--1--211238983-1--1--111
Temp. °C242424242525252524242323232425242424232325252525
Feels °C (?)272727262827262727282727272728272828262628272728
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

Latest Updates

The World’s Most Inconsistent Waves
Ben Mondy

The World’s Most Inconsistent Waves

Huntington, Dribbleton, Virginia, Holland and the Superbank! We recently had a look at the world’s most consistent waves. This was based on the combination of swells and wind directed at 7,000 surf spots, as compiled from our data since 2006. Those stats, represented in easy-to-read graphics, are located under each wave’s spot guides, with historical swell and wind breakdowns available by month, season, and year. There is also an offshore filter, which shows how often the swells come with clean

Read more

Read more

Discover more articles and updates in the Greenroom.

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Tonchigue surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.

View detailed surf forecast for Tonchigue at:
surf-forecast.com

Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest