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 beginners: 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 beginner 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.GoodBest spot that day for beginnersUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Spot

Mon 19

Tue 20

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Sun 25

Casa Blanca8.3 kmabout 15 min by car

2 ft112 kJ

2 ft104 kJ

2 ft67 kJ

2 ft118 kJ

2 ft95 kJ

2 ft55 kJ

2 ft28 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Casa Blanca, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	55, good	2 ft12 scrumbling	112kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots, offshore	28°C
Tue 20Oct	54, good	2 ft11 ssoft	104kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	40, fair	2 ft10 ssoft	67kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots, offshore	28°C
Thu 22Oct	58, good	2 ft12 scrumbling	118kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots, offshore	28°C
Fri 23Oct	55, good	2 ft11 ssoft	95kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots, offshore	28°C
Sat 24Oct	35, too small	2 ft11 scrumbling	55kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots, offshore	28°C
Sun 25Oct	32, too small	2 ft8 smushy	28kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore	27°C

Tonsupa4.9 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Tonsupa

2 ft60 kJ

1 ft35 kJ

2 ft49 kJ

2 ft45 kJ

1 ft41 kJ

1 ft26 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Tonsupa, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	37, fair	2 ft12 ssoft	60kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	39, fair	1 ft10 ssoft	35kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	49, good	2 ft10 ssoft	49kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots, offshore	28°C
Thu 22Oct	40, fair	2 ft10 ssoft	45kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots, offshore	29°C
Fri 23Oct	31, too small	1 ft12 ssoft	41kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots, offshore	28°C
Sat 24Oct	26, too small	1 ft12 ssoft	26kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots	29°C
Sun 25Oct	28, too small	1 ft11 ssoft	26kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots, offshore	28°C

Atacames0.1 kmabout 5 min by car

2 ft60 kJ

2 ft42 kJ

2 ft49 kJ

2 ft45 kJ

1 ft41 kJ

1 ft28 kJ

1 ft26 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Atacames, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	36, fair	2 ft12 ssoft	60kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	41, fair	2 ft10 ssoft	42kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 8 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	47, fair	2 ft10 ssoft	49kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots, offshore	28°C
Thu 22Oct	40, fair	2 ft10 ssoft	45kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots, offshore	28°C
Fri 23Oct	32, too small	1 ft12 ssoft	41kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots, offshore	28°C
Sat 24Oct	24, too small	1 ft11 ssoft	28kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots, offshore	27°C
Sun 25Oct	26, too small	1 ft11 ssoft	26kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots, offshore	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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

Spot

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Sun 25

Estero de Platano28.6 kmabout 50 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft238 kJ

3 ft224 kJ

3 ft140 kJ

3 ft237 kJ

3 ft201 kJ