Tonchigue surfForecast / Esmeraldas / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 26 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
27.7° C
(Which is 1.2°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 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (27 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (27 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
49
50
70
72
72
72
52
52
50
46
46
46
46
28
28
29
30
28
27
27
27
27
27
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
00:18AM2.46m
12:50PM2.71m
1:19AM2.56m
1:40PM2.80m
2:09AM2.67m
Low Tide
6:10PM0.81m
6:28AM0.73m
7:10PM0.69m
7:24AM0.68m
7:59PM0.56m
8:11AM0.63m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:13
6:13
6:11
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6:21
6:21
6:21
6:21
Temp °C
26
25
24
24
24
24
27
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
27
26
26
25
25
25
25
27
27
28
28
28
28
27
27
30
28
27
27
27
28
28
28
29
30
28
29
28
28
28
29
30
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
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
Energy kJ
31
49
50
70
72
72
72
52
52
50
46
46
46
46
28
28
29
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
8
0.2
SSW
8
0.2
WSW
3
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
15
0.1
SW
6
0.1
NW
15
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
16
0.3
NW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.3
SW
6
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
Energy kJ
6
6
1
10
10
10
9
1
9
18
17
24
28
34
6
6
14
14
5
14
21
21
21
22
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
6
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
SW
6
0.1
W
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
NW
18
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
WNW
12
0.1
NW
15
0.2
WNW
18
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
15
0.3
SW
6
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
Energy kJ
2
24
26
7
7
6
6
6
7
1
3
17
3
12
19
14
9
30
14
21
5
13
13
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.4
SW
3
Energy kJ
2
2
3
4
2
2
3
3
9
9
5
5
6
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
904
258
0
0
0
0
355
937
847
585
585
216
3
0
12
1036
737
585
258
120
162
0
657
847
Best forecast wave conditions in Esmeraldas
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ecuador
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
8
7
7
9
7
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