Tonchigue surfForecast / Esmeraldas / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 23 Apr 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
27.9° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tonchigue today?

The current surf forecast for Tonchigue at 3AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (23 Apr)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
43
42
42
42
40
38
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
13
13
13
13
13
20
18
18
29
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
SW
5
SW
5
S
5
S
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
8:13AM2.78m
8:31PM2.65m
9:21AM2.64m
9:44PM2.49m
10:36AM2.59m
Low Tide
1:50AM0.35m
2:23PM0.69m
2:54AM0.54m
3:36PM0.83m
4:06AM0.69m
4:56PM0.87m
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6:13
6:13
6:13
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6:22
6:22
6:21
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
27
27
27
26
25
25
25
25
27
27
27
26
25
25
25
25
27
27
27
26
25
29
28
28
30
29
29
29
28
28
28
28
30
30
29
29
29
29
29
29
31
29
29
30
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
8
0.3
SW
8
0.3
SW
8
0.3
SW
8
0.3
SW
8
0.3
SW
8
0.3
SW
8
0.3
SW
8
0.2
SSW
8
0.3
SW
8
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
SSW
9
0.3
SW
14
Energy kJ
44
43
42
42
42
40
38
23
23
23
23
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
6
10
18
8
29
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.2
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
8
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.3
NW
8
0.3
NW
8
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
SSW
8
0.2
WSW
13
0.3
SW
9
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
6
5
2
2
8
7
7
23
23
22
22
9
9
13
13
13
20
6
18
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
9
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
SW
7
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
9
0.1
SW
7
0.2
SSW
7
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
WNW
8
0.3
NW
8
0.3
NW
8
0.3
NW
8
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.3
NW
8
0.3
NW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
Energy kJ
6
3
6
6
2
5
3
2
5
1
7
10
10
10
13
13
9
9
5
5
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
W
2
0.3
W
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
3
3
4
2
2
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
3
2
Distance (km)
216
37
0
214
0
0
356
859
355
216
355
13
13
169
1093
920
355
258
216
55
55
88
355
920
Best forecast wave conditions in Esmeraldas
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ecuador
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
5
5
4
5
5
7
4
5
4
4
4
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