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Tonchigue surfForecast / Esmeraldas / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 28 Jan 2026 -05
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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
26.7° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tonchigue today?

The current surf forecast for Tonchigue at 11AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)17s
Afternoon (28 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (28 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sat
31
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NW
0.5
NW
0.4
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.3
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.6
NW
0.5
NW
0.6
NW
0.5
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.5
NW
1
N
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
1
NNW
0.5
NW
0.9
N
1
N
Period(s) (?)16131713131317151515151612161111157141471477
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6884848383784611611611319112112012212311610410810310310310377102
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
5
S
5
S
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
10
NNW
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:09AM
2.42
11:32PM
2.64
12:28PM
2.48
12:48AM
2.68
1:40PM
2.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:51AM
0.66
5:13PM
0.87
6:06AM
0.61
6:32PM
0.83
7:17AM
0.49
7:44PM
0.70
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sat
31
Sunrise-6:30-------6:30-------6:30------
Sunset----6:35-------6:35-------6:35---
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-------12112111--1-11211
Temp. °C242426272726252524242626262525252524262625242524
Feels °C (?)282730292929282827272827272627272725272626262727
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