Surf Break

Lat Long: 1.81° N 78.87° W

Tumaco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tumaco sea temperature is
29.0°C
2.5° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tumaco at 12PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (19 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (19 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.6
WNW
10
0.4
SW
14
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
10
0.5
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
54
54
54
54
54
54
57
58
55
54
52
53
51
51
51
61
48
41
35
42
48
48
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
S
10
SW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
0
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
5
SE
5
SSW
10
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
0
SW
10
W
15
WNW
10
W
10
SW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:18AM2.28m
10:16PM2.30m
10:35AM2.24m
11:28PM2.38m
11:49AM2.31m
Low Tide
3:15AM1.23m
3:47PM1.07m
4:33AM1.26m
4:59PM1.09m
5:46AM1.17m
6:03PM1.02m
thunderstorm
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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5:58
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6:01
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 mm
3
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3
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1
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3
4
2
1
1
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1
5
Temp °C
26
26
28
29
28
28
27
26
26
26
26
28
28
27
26
26
26
25
25
27
27
27
26
Feels °C
30
30
32
32
30
32
32
31
31
30
30
31
30
30
29
30
30
28
30
30
29
31
30
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