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Tonchigue surfForecast / Esmeraldas / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 18 Jan 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
26.4° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tonchigue today?

The current surf forecast for Tonchigue at 11AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
NW
0.6
WNW
0.6
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.4
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
WNW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
Period(s) (?)161616151514201414141818181817171616161616161515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1241641931101061031021021021021021231541527771130129127127206201191178
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
NE
0
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrossglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:22AM
2.67
3:59PM
2.70
4:01AM
2.77
4:35PM
2.82
4:38AM
2.84
5:09PM
2.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:41AM
0.44
9:58PM
0.69
10:17AM
0.35
10:36PM
0.61
10:52AM
0.29
11:13PM
0.55
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
Sunrise-6:26-------6:28-------6:28------
Sunset----6:31-------6:31-------6:32---
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light rain
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cloud
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cloud
light rain
rain showers
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
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Rain (mm)
331------21-----112111--
Temp. °C242424252625252524242426262525252424252626252525
Feels °C (?)272726272727272826262628272828282727282929293030
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