Balneario Las Palmas, EsmeraldasWhich Esmeraldas beach is best right now? 6 beaches ranked by live weather, wind, waves and water temperature.
Updated 2:03 am local timeScores from Open-Meteo forecasts, refreshed hourlyColors follow the lifeguard flags
It is dark there now, so these are ranked by their best stretch next.
18.8ExcellentlaterEsmeraldas
Dark there now. Best 7 am laterAtacames
Dark there now. Best 7 am laterAtacames
Dark there now. Best 7 am laterIt is dark across Esmeraldas right now: 6 of 6 scored beaches look good later, water is 30°C85 to 87°F. Read at 2:03 am; everything below is computed from that reading.
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8.6 Excellent
Atacames. Top score of the 1 scored beach tagged with lifeguards.
The best hour left today is 7 am (8.1); the weakest is 4 pm (5.7).
The strongest stretch runs 6 am to 12 pm.
Esmeraldas tomorrow: the best hour is 7 am (5.9) and the weakest is 6 pm (4.9).
The strongest stretch runs 6 am to 9 am.
7 to 10, green flag4 to 7, yellowUnder 4, redAverage of the scored beaches, each hour
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Esmeraldas
Flat water, gentle breeze and 30°C86°F water.
Atacames
Small waves, light wind and 30°C85°F water.
Atacames
Small waves, gentle breeze and 30°C85°F water.
Eloy Alfaro
Flat water, light wind and 30°C87°F water.
Muisne
Small waves, gentle breeze and 30°C85°F water.
Muisne
Small waves, gentle breeze and 30°C86°F water.
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It is dark in Atacames: 2 of 2 scored beaches look good later. Water is 30°C85°F. Playa de Súa is the calmest, with 13 km/h8 mph of wind and 0.6 m2 ft waves.
Dark now. 2 of 2 look good later
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Atacames
Dark there now. Best 7 am later
Atacames
Dark there now. Best 7 am later
It is dark in Muisne: 2 of 2 scored beaches look good later. Water is 30°C85 to 86°F. Playa Negra is the calmest, with 16 km/h10 mph of wind and 0.9 m3 ft waves.
Dark now. 2 of 2 look good later
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7.4GreatlaterMuisne
Dark there now. Best 7 am later
Muisne
Dark there now. Best 7 am later
It is dark in Eloy Alfaro: 1 of 1 scored beach looks good later. Water is 30°C87°F.
Dark now. 1 of 1 look good later
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Eloy Alfaro
Dark there now. Best 7 am later
It is dark in Esmeraldas: 1 of 1 scored beach looks good later. Water is 30°C86°F.
Dark now. 1 of 1 look good later
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8.8ExcellentlaterEsmeraldas
Dark there now. Best 7 am later
Each square is one beach, colored by its live flag. Outlined squares are in the dark.
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Answered from today’s data. Numbers change as the forecast does.
Balneario Las Palmas has the top Beach Score later: 8.8 Excellent, with 14 km/h (9 mph) of wind. Scores are ranked from live forecasts, so the order changes through the day.
Sea water is 30°C (85°F) across the 6 scored beaches. The warmest is molina playa, at 30°C (87°F).
Balneario Las Palmas has the smallest waves, at 0.4 m (1 ft) with 14 km/h (9 mph) of wind.
1 of 6 listed beaches are tagged with lifeguards on OpenStreetMap, including CLUB SAME CASA BLANCA. Tags can be out of date, so follow the posted flags and staff on the day.
Averaged across the scored beaches, the best hour today is 7 am, at 8.1 Great, and the strongest stretch runs 6 am to 12 pm. Each beach page has its own hour-by-hour forecast.
No live cams are listed for Esmeraldas yet. If you run one, you can list it free.
All 6 beaches in our data for Esmeraldas are scored live on this page.
Sources: Open-Meteo weather and marine forecasts; facilities from OpenStreetMap. All sources.
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