Ayampe, Ecuador

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About Ayampe

Ayampe is a town in Santa Elena Province, Ecuador. From Ayampe you can reach 12 surf spots and 1 dive site. The nearest is Ayampe, a surf spot 1.7 km from the centre. Overture lists 26 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is SNC, 62 km away.

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Staying in Ayampe

26 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: SNC, 62 km, MEC, 83 km, GYE, 116 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for experts: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Ayampe.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for expert 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 Ayampe each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 8 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Ayampe 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.

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La entrada5.7 kmabout 10 min by car

4 ft411 kJ

4 ft290 kJ

4 ft308 kJ

3 ft162 kJ

4 ft393 kJ

3 ft255 kJ

3 ft195 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at La entrada, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	33, too small	4 ft11 scrumbling	411kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	28°C
Mon 19Oct	26, too small	4 ft11 scrumbling	290kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	27, too small	4 ft11 scrumbling	308kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots, offshore	27°C
Wed 21Oct	21, too small	3 ft10 scrumbling	162kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	31, too small	4 ft12 scrumbling	393kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	21, too small	3 ft11 scrumbling	255kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	20, too small	3 ft10 scrumbling	195kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	29°C

La Rinconada4.7 kmabout 10 min by car

4 ft411 kJ

4 ft290 kJ

4 ft308 kJ

3 ft162 kJ

4 ft393 kJ

3 ft255 kJ

3 ft195 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at La Rinconada, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	33, too small	4 ft11 scrumbling	411kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	28°C
Mon 19Oct	26, too small	4 ft11 scrumbling	290kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	26, too small	4 ft11 scrumbling	308kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	21, too small	3 ft10 scrumbling	162kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	31, too small	4 ft12 scrumbling	393kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	21, too small	3 ft11 scrumbling	255kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	20, too small	3 ft10 scrumbling	195kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	29°C

Playa Nunez8.3 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Montañita, 10 km

4 ft411 kJ

4 ft290 kJ

4 ft308 kJ

3 ft162 kJ

4 ft393 kJ

3 ft255 kJ

3 ft195 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Playa Nunez, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	33, too small	4 ft11 ssoft	411kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	28°C
Mon 19Oct	26, too small	4 ft11 ssoft	290kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	27, too small	4 ft11 ssoft	308kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots, offshore	27°C
Wed 21Oct	21, too small	3 ft10 ssoft	162kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	31, too small	4 ft12 ssoft	393kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	21, too small	3 ft11 ssoft	255kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	20, too small	3 ft10 ssoft	195kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	29°C

Olon14.7 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Olón

4 ft411 kJ

4 ft290 kJ

4 ft308 kJ

3 ft187 kJ

4 ft393 kJ

3 ft255 kJ

3 ft195 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Olon, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	31, too small	4 ft11 ssoft	411kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	24, too small	4 ft11 ssoft	290kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	26, too small	4 ft11 ssoft	308kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	27°C
Wed 21Oct	22, too small	3 ft11 ssoft	187kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	29, too small	4 ft12 ssoft	393kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	19, too small	3 ft11 ssoft	255kJ	wind from the south, 1 knot	28°C
Sat 24Oct	18, too small	3 ft10 ssoft	195kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore	28°C

Montañita-beachbreak18 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Montañita

4 ft431 kJ

4 ft298 kJ

4 ft317 kJ

3 ft350 kJ

4 ft400 kJ

3 ft281 kJ

3 ft185 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Montañita-beachbreak, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	30, too small	4 ft11 ssoft	431kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	24, too small	4 ft11 ssoft	298kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	25, too small	4 ft12 ssoft	317kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	27°C
Wed 21Oct	22, too small	3 ft13 smushy	350kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	28, too small	4 ft12 ssoft	400kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	17, too small	3 ft12 ssoft	281kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	15, too small	3 ft10 ssoft	185kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore	28°C

Montanita18.1 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Montañita, 2 km

4 ft431 kJ

4 ft298 kJ

4 ft317 kJ

3 ft350 kJ

4 ft400 kJ

3 ft281 kJ

3 ft185 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Montanita, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	29, too small	4 ft11 ssoft	431kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	24, too small	4 ft11 ssoft	298kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	25, too small	4 ft12 ssoft	317kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	27°C
Wed 21Oct	22, too small	3 ft13 smushy	350kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	28, too small	4 ft12 ssoft	400kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	17, too small	3 ft12 ssoft	281kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	15, too small	3 ft10 ssoft	185kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore	28°C

Ayampe1.7 kmabout 5 min by car

4 ft306 kJ

3 ft247 kJ

3 ft222 kJ

3 ft132 kJ

4 ft337 kJ

3 ft206 kJ

3 ft138 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Ayampe, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	28, too small	4 ft11 shollow	306kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	23, too small	3 ft11 shollow	247kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	22, too small	3 ft11 shollow	222kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	19, too small	3 ft10 shollow	132kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	27, too small	4 ft12 shollow	337kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	18, too small	3 ft10 shollow	206kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	18, too small	3 ft10 shollow	138kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	29°C

Las Tunas3 kmabout 5 min by car

4 ft306 kJ

3 ft247 kJ

3 ft222 kJ

3 ft132 kJ

4 ft337 kJ

3 ft206 kJ

3 ft138 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Las Tunas, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	28, too small	4 ft11 ssoft	306kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	23, too small	3 ft11 ssoft	247kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	22, too small	3 ft11 ssoft	222kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	19, too small	3 ft10 ssoft	132kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	27, too small	4 ft12 ssoft	337kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	19, too small	3 ft10 ssoft	206kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	18, too small	3 ft10 ssoft	138kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	29°C

Viejamar5 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Puerto López, 9 km

4 ft306 kJ

3 ft240 kJ

3 ft241 kJ

3 ft125 kJ

4 ft334 kJ

3 ft206 kJ

3 ft138 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Viejamar, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	25, too small	4 ft11 shollow	306kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	20, too small	3 ft11 shollow	240kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	21, too small	3 ft12 shollow	241kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	18, too small	3 ft10 shollow	125kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	23, too small	4 ft12 shollow	334kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	15, too small	3 ft10 shollow	206kJ	wind from the south-east, 7 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	16, too small	3 ft10 shollow	138kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots	28°C

Piqueros13.1 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Puerto López, 3 km

4 ft272 kJ

3 ft208 kJ

3 ft214 kJ

3 ft144 kJ

3 ft266 kJ

3 ft181 kJ

3 ft102 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Piqueros, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	22, too small	4 ft9 shollow	272kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	18, too small	3 ft11 shollow	208kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots, offshore	27°C
Tue 20Oct	19, too small	3 ft11 shollow	214kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, offshore	27°C
Wed 21Oct	13, too small	3 ft10 shollow	144kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots, offshore	29°C
Thu 22Oct	22, too small	3 ft11 shollow	266kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	16, too small	3 ft10 shollow	181kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, offshore	28°C
Sat 24Oct	12, too small	3 ft9 shollow	102kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots	29°C

La playita12.8 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Puerto López, 3 km

4 ft272 kJ

3 ft208 kJ

3 ft205 kJ

3 ft144 kJ

3 ft276 kJ

3 ft181 kJ

3 ft102 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at La playita, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	20, too small	4 ft9 shollow	272kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	18, too small	3 ft11 shollow	208kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots, offshore	27°C
Tue 20Oct	18, too small	3 ft11 shollow	205kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots, offshore	27°C
Wed 21Oct	13, too small	3 ft10 shollow	144kJ	wind from the south-east, 5 knots, offshore	27°C
Thu 22Oct	19, too small	3 ft11 shollow	276kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	14, too small	3 ft10 shollow	181kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots, offshore	28°C
Sat 24Oct	11, too small	3 ft9 shollow	102kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	27°C

Punta Mala12.7 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Puerto López, 4 km

4 ft272 kJ

3 ft208 kJ

3 ft205 kJ

3 ft144 kJ

3 ft276 kJ

3 ft181 kJ

3 ft102 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Punta Mala, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	20, too small	4 ft9 shollow	272kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	18, too small	3 ft11 shollow	208kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots, offshore	27°C
Tue 20Oct	18, too small	3 ft11 shollow	205kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots, offshore	27°C
Wed 21Oct	13, too small	3 ft10 shollow	144kJ	wind from the south-east, 5 knots, offshore	27°C
Thu 22Oct	19, too small	3 ft11 shollow	276kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	14, too small	3 ft10 shollow	181kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots, offshore	28°C
Sat 24Oct	11, too small	3 ft9 shollow	102kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	27°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Ayampe, 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).

Dive near Ayampe

Islas Los Ahorcados 2.7 km · stays here

Places to eat near Ayampe

PAU PAU grill & barComfort food · 1.5 km from the centre
Restaurant & Alojamiento El Paso0.1 km from the centre
Mali Thai and Asian Fusion0.2 km from the centre
La Cabaña del CorvicheSeafood · 0.7 km from the centre
Mulata Ec0.1 km from the centre
Selvamar0.3 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