# Strong Swells Hit Ecuador's Manabí Coast Amid El Niño Alert

The Ecuadorian Navy Oceanographic Institute issued a warning as strong swells impacted San Clemente in Manabí province.

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Strong swells impacted the coastal area of San Clemente in Manabí province, Ecuador, on August 31, 2026. [^1]

An Inocar report presented on August 30, 2026, stated that El Niño would continue to intensify until the end of 2026 due to the sustained strengthening of ocean-atmospheric conditions. [^2]

Strong waves hit the coastal zone of San Clemente, Manabí, Ecuador, where residents used sandbags and wood to contain the water. [^3]

The maximum expected wave heights were 1.20 meters in Manabí, 1.40 meters in Santa Elena-Guayas, and 2.30 meters in the West of Galápagos. [^4]

The National Oceanographic Institute of the Navy (Inocar) issued an alert for the period from September 1 to September 3, 2026, due to the presence of waves with higher energy and an increase in the average sea level. [^5]

A video circulated on social media on August 31, 2026, showing agitated seas and waves breaking forcefully against the coastline in San Clemente. [^6]

The Instituto Oceanográfico y Antártico de la Armada (Inocar) issued an alert for the period between September 1 and 3, 2026, anticipating high-energy waves from the southwest Pacific. [^7]

The Secretaría Nacional de Gestión de Riesgos declared a red alert for El Niño across all of Ecuador on August 30, 2026, based on Resolution SNGR-238-2026. [^8]

## What this stands on

1. Strong swells impacted the coastal area of San Clemente in Manabí province, Ecuador, on August 31, 2026. (Diario Expreso, News)
2. An Inocar report presented on August 30, 2026, stated that El Niño would continue to intensify until the end of 2026 due to the sustained strengthening of ocean-atmospheric conditions. (Primicias, News)
3. Strong waves hit the coastal zone of San Clemente, Manabí, Ecuador, where residents used sandbags and wood to contain the water. (Primicias, News)
4. The maximum expected wave heights were 1.20 meters in Manabí, 1.40 meters in Santa Elena-Guayas, and 2.30 meters in the West of Galápagos. (Primicias, News)
5. The National Oceanographic Institute of the Navy (Inocar) issued an alert for the period from September 1 to September 3, 2026, due to the presence of waves with higher energy and an increase in the average sea level. (Primicias, News)
6. A video circulated on social media on August 31, 2026, showing agitated seas and waves breaking forcefully against the coastline in San Clemente. (Diario Expreso, News)
7. The Instituto Oceanográfico y Antártico de la Armada (Inocar) issued an alert for the period between September 1 and 3, 2026, anticipating high-energy waves from the southwest Pacific. (Diario Expreso, News)
8. The Secretaría Nacional de Gestión de Riesgos declared a red alert for El Niño across all of Ecuador on August 30, 2026, based on Resolution SNGR-238-2026. (Diario Expreso, News)

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