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Tonchigue surfForecast / Esmeraldas / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 15 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 5AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (15 Jan)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (15 Jan)2ft (0.6m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.3
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
Period(s) (?)111010101010101010102020202019181818181817161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11210610098967979616058609797979582154154154152148132129127
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
S
10
SSW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		crossglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:49PM
2.30
1:53AM
2.45
2:38PM
2.42
2:40AM
2.56
3:20PM
2.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:27AM
0.80
7:45PM
1.01
8:17AM
0.68
8:34PM
0.91
9:01AM
0.55
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise---6:26-------6:26-------6:26----
Sunset------6:30-------6:30-------6:31-
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part cloud
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light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
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Rain (mm)
---------122------------
Temp. °C252424242425262524242323242425242424242425262625
Feels °C (?)282625252526272726272625272728272827272728282828
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