Tonchigue surfForecast / Esmeraldas / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 28 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
27.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tonchigue today?

The current surf forecast for Tonchigue at 6PM is: 0.2m 18s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (28 Apr)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (28 Apr)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.4
NW
16
0.4
NW
16
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.4
NW
17
0.3
NW
17
0.4
NW
14
0.4
NW
14
0.4
NW
14
0.4
NW
15
0.4
NW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
28
29
30
30
27
27
27
27
27
61
64
27
27
26
27
29
77
47
46
50
53
54
55
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
1:40PM2.80m
2:09AM2.67m
2:23PM2.87m
2:52AM2.76m
3:01PM2.92m
3:30AM2.83m
Low Tide
7:24AM0.68m
7:59PM0.56m
8:11AM0.63m
8:40PM0.44m
8:52AM0.57m
9:17PM0.34m
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
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6:13
6:11
6:11
6:11
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6:21
6:21
6:21
6:21
1
2
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
27
26
25
24
24
24
24
24
27
26
25
25
24
24
25
29
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
27
29
28
28
27
28
27
27
27
29
27
27
28
27
27
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.4
NW
16
0.4
NW
16
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WNW
16
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WNW
14
0.4
NW
17
0.3
N
6
0.4
NW
14
0.4
NW
14
0.4
NW
14
0.4
NW
15
0.4
NW
15
Energy kJ
28
28
29
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
61
64
27
27
26
26
18
77
6
46
50
53
54
55
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
16
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
WNW
17
0.3
SW
13
0.3
NW
17
0.3
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.3
SW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
Energy kJ
19
14
14
14
14
14
21
21
21
22
27
27
18
25
26
18
29
25
47
6
2
23
15
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
15
0.2
SSW
6
0.2
WNW
18
0.2
WNW
18
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.1
NW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
16
0.1
NW
11
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
17
0.3
SW
13
0.3
N
6
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
5
Energy kJ
6
9
4
30
30
21
14
13
13
13
5
12
26
5
17
27
25
6
17
15
15
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
6
0.6
WSW
3
0.5
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.3
SW
4
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SW
7
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.5
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
Energy kJ
15
6
7
8
5
4
5
10
14
4
6
5
3
2
5
7
1
2
7
6
6
5
5
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
562
355
716
283
258
355
355
120
0
847
562
88
13
0
13
0
0
355
512
507
0
0
0
120
Best forecast wave conditions in Esmeraldas
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
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
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
6
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
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