Tumaco Surf Break

Lat Long: 1.81° N 78.87° W

Tumaco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tumaco sea temperature is
28.7°C
2.4° 

Tumaco surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tumaco today (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tumaco at 6AM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)2ft (0.6m)17s
Afternoon (04 Sep)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (04 Sep)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
WSW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
157
154
204
243
230
214
206
258
258
255
248
236
176
171
169
167
167
138
138
100
99
97
93
91
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
W
20
W
15
W
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
8:17AM2.89m
8:57PM2.63m
9:20AM2.73m
10:12PM2.53m
10:38AM2.64m
Low Tide
2:01AM0.69m
2:41PM0.61m
3:03AM0.85m
3:50PM0.72m
4:21AM0.96m
5:11PM0.75m
thunderstorm
clear
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6:09
6:09
6:09
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6:17
6:17
6:17
 mm
2
5
1
1
4
1
2
1
2
Temp °C
26
26
26
27
28
28
27
27
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
26
Feels °C
30
30
30
31
31
31
30
31
30
29
29
30
29
29
30
30
30
30
30
30
29
30
31
30
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