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Tonchigue surfForecast / Esmeraldas / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 12 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
26.2° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tonchigue today?

The current surf forecast for Tonchigue at 1AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Feb)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (13 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (13 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
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
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
NW
1
NW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
0.8
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.5
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.5
NW
0.7
NW
0.6
WNW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
Period(s) (?)141414141414141413131313181313131313161616151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)412407362362357297293234183178175175152136138138138138127258164112107106
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
S
10
S
10
S
10
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		offglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:20AM
2.23
1:19PM
2.19
1:25AM
2.33
2:13PM
2.35
2:17AM
2.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:06PM
1.20
6:54AM
0.93
7:17PM
1.12
7:51AM
0.80
8:12PM
0.97
8:37AM
0.64
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise-----6:31-------6:31-------6:31--
Sunset6:36-------6:36-------6:36-------
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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rain showers
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clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
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Rain (mm)
----1-132----1----11211-
Temp. °C262525252424262625252424242426272725252424242424
Feels °C (?)282829292827292928292828272728282928292727272827
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