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Tonchigue surfForecast / Esmeraldas / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 16 Feb 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
26.5° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tonchigue today?

The current surf forecast for Tonchigue at 10PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Feb)--
Afternoon (16 Feb)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (16 Feb)2ft (0.6m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
WNW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.5
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
Period(s) (?)131313131313131313121212121212171817111616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1401381381381381381381138073727171716977787664656464124124
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
0
SSW
5
ESE
0
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SSW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SE
5
ESE
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		glassglassglassglassoffglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		offglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:33PM
2.75
3:39AM
2.80
4:08PM
2.94
4:16AM
2.92
4:41PM
3.09
4:53AM
3.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:36PM
0.64
9:52AM
0.35
10:14PM
0.48
10:27AM
0.25
10:50PM
0.35
11:01AM
0.20
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise-----6:31-------6:31-------6:30--
Sunset6:36-------6:36-------6:36-------
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part cloud
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clear
clear
part cloud
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------141111--1322-
Temp. °C262525252424262727262625242426272725252524232325
Feels °C (?)292929292827302930303029272730302928282827252728
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