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Tonchigue surfForecast / Esmeraldas / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 12 Mar 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 slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tonchigue today?

The current surf forecast for Tonchigue at 6AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Mar)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (12 Mar)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (12 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
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
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
Period(s) (?)141414141414141313131313131313131221212020191919
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16916711916716716211688888785858584835753727161134133231227
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
0
N
0
ESE
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
WNW
0
WNW
0
ESE
5
SE
5
SW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
0
W
0
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
SW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassoffcross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		onglassglassglassoffglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassglasscross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:55AM
2.10
10:11PM
2.15
11:20AM
2.07
11:36PM
2.14
12:39PM
2.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:34AM
0.99
3:59PM
1.22
4:51AM
1.06
5:26PM
1.25
6:10AM
1.01
6:44PM
1.16
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunrise---6:26-------6:26-------6:24----
Sunset------6:31-------6:31-------6:31-
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clear
thunderstorm
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Rain (mm)
--1--21-----111----1-1--
Temp. °C262525252727272626252524262727262525242427272726
Feels °C (?)313030293131303031303028303030302930282831303030
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