Tumaco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 1.81° N 78.87° W

Issued: 6 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tumaco sea temperature is

28.9° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tumaco today (21 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tumaco at 2AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (-05) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s
Afternoon (21 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s
Evening (21 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 20			Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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)	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 17
Wave Graph
kJ	46	51	52	52	51	49	45	44	44	44	43	43	42	40	38	62	61	59	57
Wind (km/h)	W	WSW	SW	E	SSE	S	SW	W	WNW	W	W	W	WSW	SSW	SSW	SW	W	W	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross
High Tide			8:24PM2.79m				8:47AM2.93m				9:16PM2.60m				9:36AM2.73m
Low Tide	2:17PM0.55m				2:29AM0.64m				3:08PM0.69m				3:19AM0.85m					4:02PM0.82m


	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—
	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—
mm	—	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	5	3	1	—	1	4
Temp °C	27	26	26	25	25	25	26	27	27	26	26	26	25	25	26	27	27	26	26
Feels °C	29	29	30	29	29	29	30	30	29	29	29	29	27	28	29	29	28	28	29
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	W 5	W 5	W 5	W 5	W 5	W 5	W 5	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WNW 17
kJ	46	37	37	27	19	19	13	13	44	44	43	43	42	40	38	37	37	36	57
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 20	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	WNW 19	WNW 19	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 17	SW 12
kJ	40	51	52	52	51	49	45	44	35	34	32	32	32	31	31	62	61	59	36
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 15	WNW 20	WNW 20	WNW 20	WNW 20	WNW 19	WNW 19	WNW 19	W 6	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 13	NW 7	W 12	W 12	W 12
kJ	8	39	38	37	37	37	36	35	1	3	14	14	14	14	3	2	3	3	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 5	W 5	W 5	W 4	WSW 4	WSW 4	WSW 5	WSW 5	WSW 6	WSW 6	WSW 5
kJ	37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13	13	13	9	18	26	38	39	34	34	28
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	El Valle Pacific	Playa Ladrilleros Pacific	Tumaco Pacific	Tumaco Pacific	Tumaco Pacific	Tumaco Pacific	Tumaco Pacific	Playa Santa Catalina Veraguas	Silva Island-P Land Veraguas	La Puntilla Guayas	Playa Cambutal Gulf of Panama	Playa Ladrilleros Pacific	Playa Ladrilleros Pacific	Tumaco Pacific	Tumaco Pacific	Tumaco Pacific	Punta Burica Golfo Dulce	Modrono Gulf of Panama	Tribuga Pacific
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1
Distance (km)	511	297	0	0	0	0	0	696	770	503	630	297	297	0	0	0	824	633	477
Best forecast wave conditions in Pacific Coast	Mecana	Pico de Loro	Pico de Loro	Pico de Loro	Pico de Loro	Pico de Loro	Pico de Loro					Bahia Solano	Pico de Loro	Pico de Loro	Tribuga	Tumaco			Tribuga
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	2					1	1	1	1	1			1
Best forecast wave conditions in Colombia	Viento Fresco Caribbean	Pico de Loro Pacific	Pico de Loro Pacific	Pico de Loro Pacific	Pico de Loro Pacific	Pico de Loro Pacific	Pico de Loro Pacific	Colpipe Caribbean				Bahia Solano Pacific	Pico de Loro Pacific	Pico de Loro Pacific	Tribuga Pacific	Tumaco Pacific		Las Gaviotas Caribbean	Viento Fresco Caribbean
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	1				1	1	1	1	1		2	2
Header Global	Diners Beach New Zealand	Purakaunui Bay New Zealand	Purakaunui Bay New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Chameau Mauritius	Sea Vista South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Injidup Carpark Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Cathedral Rock Australia	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Point Roadnight Australia	Boulders Samoa
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	8	9	6	6	4

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