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Balneario Las Palmas

Esmeraldas, Ecuador

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  • Playa Las Palmas, Esmeraldas, Ecuador (Unsplash)

    Playa Las Palmas, Esmeraldas, Ecuador (Unsplash). Andrés Medina andydjpsyco, CC0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 7 am to 9 am, sunset 6:05 pm
7 am
9.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
8 am
8.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
7.5
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.0
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
11 am
6.8
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.0
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.5
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.4
20 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.3
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
5.5
20 km/h13 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.1
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.4
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 7 am to 9 am. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
27°C80°F
Water
30°C86°F
Wind
159 km/hmph SW
Gusts
2113 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:05 pm
Today
9.0Excellent7 am106
8.6Excellent8 am85
7.5Great9 am74
8.0Great10 am127
6.8Good11 am1610
6.0Good12 pm2113
5.5Good1 pm2113
5.4Fair2 pm2013
5.3Fair3 pm2113
5.5Good4 pm2013
6.1Good5 pm1610
6.4Good6 pm96
Sat
6.1Good7 am43
5.7Good8 am11
3.5Poor9 am117
5.0Fair10 am85
5.7Good11 am53
5.7Good12 pm159
6.8Good1 pm128
6.4Good2 pm1711
6.4Good3 pm1811
5.9Good4 pm1811
4.4Fair5 pm138
5.7Good6 pm95
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 7 am, -0.3 m. High at 1 pm, 1.6 m. Low at 7 pm, -0.3 mLow 7 am, -0.3 m1 ftHigh 1 pm, 1.6 m5 ftLow 7 pm, -0.3 m<1 ftNow7 am1 pm7 pm1 am
  • Low 7 am, -0.3 m1 ft
  • High 1 pm, 1.6 m5 ft
  • Low 7 pm, -0.3 m<1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • Food and drink14 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 600 m0.4 mi

Getting there

Nearest town
2.8 km1.7 miEsmeraldas (city)
Nearest airport
4 km2 miAeropuerto Internacional Coronel Carlos Concha Torres (ESM)

Nearby places

  • GreenfrostFood and drink
    600 m0.4 mi
  • Vida PuraPizza
    630 m0.4 mi
  • Pizzería La Cascada de TonyPizza
    690 m0.4 mi
  • Tip topFood and drink
    770 m0.5 mi
  • Greenfrost 2Food and drink
    790 m0.5 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Balneario Las Palmas.

Partner links

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat6.8 GoodBest 1 pm to 5 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 47%
  • Sun7.0 GreatBest 11 am to 5 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 65%
  • Mon5.9 GoodBest 12 pm to 4 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 76%
  • Tue6.7 GoodBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 74%
  • Wed6.9 GoodBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 64%