Atacames Beach, Ecuador -1- — Atacames, the nearest town. Photo: Davidlohr Bueso from Valparaiso, Chile, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Atacames

Atacames is a town in Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador. From Atacames you can reach 4 surf spots, 1 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is Atacames, a surf spot 0.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 109 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is ESM, 28 km away.

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Staying in Atacames

109 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: ESM, 28 km, TCO, 161 km, UIO, 200 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Atacames. Spots further out are listed below.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Atacames each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Atacames too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Spot

Sun 18

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Casa Blanca8.3 kmabout 15 min by car

2 ft166 kJ

2 ft97 kJ

2 ft98 kJ

2 ft65 kJ

2 ft117 kJ

2 ft92 kJ

2 ft55 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Casa Blanca, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	31, too small	2 ft12 ssoft	166kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots, offshore	28°C
Mon 19Oct	22, too small	2 ft12 scrumbling	97kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots, offshore	28°C
Tue 20Oct	22, too small	2 ft11 ssoft	98kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	16, too small	2 ft10 ssoft	65kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots, offshore	28°C
Thu 22Oct	26, too small	2 ft12 scrumbling	117kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots, offshore	28°C
Fri 23Oct	25, too small	2 ft11 ssoft	92kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots, offshore	28°C
Sat 24Oct	16, too small	2 ft11 scrumbling	55kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots, offshore	28°C

Tonsupa4.9 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Tonsupa

2 ft81 kJ

2 ft56 kJ

1 ft41 kJ

2 ft49 kJ

2 ft45 kJ

1 ft37 kJ

1 ft30 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Tonsupa, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	19, too small	2 ft12 ssoft	81kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots, offshore	29°C
Mon 19Oct	16, too small	2 ft12 ssoft	56kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	15, too small	1 ft11 ssoft	41kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots, offshore	29°C
Wed 21Oct	22, too small	2 ft10 ssoft	49kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots, offshore	29°C
Thu 22Oct	19, too small	2 ft10 ssoft	45kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots, offshore	28°C
Fri 23Oct	14, too small	1 ft10 ssoft	37kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	13, too small	1 ft12 ssoft	30kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots	28°C

Atacames0.1 kmabout 5 min by car

2 ft81 kJ

2 ft56 kJ

1 ft42 kJ

2 ft49 kJ

2 ft45 kJ

1 ft37 kJ

1 ft30 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Atacames, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	19, too small	2 ft12 ssoft	81kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots, offshore	28°C
Mon 19Oct	15, too small	2 ft12 ssoft	56kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots, offshore	28°C
Tue 20Oct	14, too small	1 ft11 ssoft	42kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	21, too small	2 ft10 ssoft	49kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots, offshore	28°C
Thu 22Oct	18, too small	2 ft10 ssoft	45kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots, offshore	28°C
Fri 23Oct	14, too small	1 ft10 ssoft	37kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	12, too small	1 ft12 ssoft	30kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	27°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Atacames, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Further out

This spot is more than 20 km from Atacames. It is the nearest town with beds, so it stays here.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Spot

Sun 18

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Estero de Platano28.6 kmabout 50 min by car

4 ft318 kJ

3 ft242 kJ

3 ft213 kJ

3 ft124 kJ

3 ft241 kJ

3 ft220 kJ

3 ft133 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Estero de Platano, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	51, good	4 ft12 scrumbling	318kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots, offshore	28°C
Mon 19Oct	46, fair	3 ft11 scrumbling	242kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	40, fair	3 ft11 scrumbling	213kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	32, too small	3 ft10 scrumbling	124kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots, offshore	28°C
Thu 22Oct	46, fair	3 ft12 scrumbling	241kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	46, fair	3 ft11 scrumbling	220kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots, offshore	28°C
Sat 24Oct	35, too small	3 ft10 scrumbling	133kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots	27°C

Places to eat near Atacames

KFCChicken · 0.1 km from the centre
Los Ceviches De PachuliSeafood · 0.1 km from the centre
Las Super Menestra de InesLatin american · 0.5 km from the centre
Pizzeria D CrisPizza · 0.5 km from the centre
FIRU Pizzas and BatidosPizza · 0.6 km from the centre
El Pandao Restaurante0.7 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

Atacames, Ecuador