Canoa, Ecuador

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Canoa, Manabí, Ecuador South
Canoa. Photo: Erik.taylor, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Canoa

Canoa is a town in Manabí Province, Ecuador. From Canoa you can reach 2 surf spots. The nearest is Canoa, a surf spot 0.2 km from the centre. Overture lists 42 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites. The nearest airport is MEC, 59 km away.

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Staying in Canoa

  • 42 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: MEC, 59 km, ESM, 185 km, GYE, 199 km

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Where it is

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

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Canoa 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.

Surf spots within 20 km of Canoa: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Cabo Pasado11.4 kmabout 20 min by car4 ft331 kJwind from the south-west, 4 knots, good3 ft234 kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots, offshore, fair3 ft225 kJwind from the south-west, 0 knots, fair2 ft114 kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore, too small3 ft245 kJwind from the north, 3 knots, fair3 ft229 kJwind from the south-east, 7 knots, offshore, fair3 ft120 kJwind from the north-north-west, 1 knot, too small
All readings for Cabo Pasado: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Cabo Pasado, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct55, good4 ft11 scrumbling331kJwind from the south-west, 4 knots27°C
Mon 19Oct43, fair3 ft11 scrumbling234kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots, offshore27°C
Tue 20Oct43, fair3 ft11 scrumbling225kJwind from the south-west, 0 knots27°C
Wed 21Oct30, too small2 ft10 scrumbling114kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore27°C
Thu 22Oct47, fair3 ft12 scrumbling245kJwind from the north, 3 knots28°C
Fri 23Oct43, fair3 ft12 scrumbling229kJwind from the south-east, 7 knots, offshore28°C
Sat 24Oct35, too small3 ft10 scrumbling120kJwind from the north-north-west, 1 knot28°C
Canoa0.2 kmabout 5 min by car3 ft201 kJwind from the south-south-west, 3 knots, good3 ft158 kJwind from the south-south-east, 3 knots, fair3 ft165 kJwind from the west-south-west, 4 knots, fair2 ft83 kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore, too small3 ft155 kJwind from the north-east, 1 knot, offshore, fair2 ft130 kJwind from the east-south-east, 6 knots, fair2 ft71 kJwind from the west, 1 knot, too small
All readings for Canoa: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Canoa, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct49, good3 ft11 shollow201kJwind from the south-south-west, 3 knots29°C
Mon 19Oct42, fair3 ft10 shollow158kJwind from the south-south-east, 3 knots28°C
Tue 20Oct42, fair3 ft11 shollow165kJwind from the west-south-west, 4 knots27°C
Wed 21Oct30, too small2 ft10 shollow83kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore30°C
Thu 22Oct42, fair3 ft11 shollow155kJwind from the north-east, 1 knot, offshore29°C
Fri 23Oct36, fair2 ft11 shollow130kJwind from the east-south-east, 6 knots29°C
Sat 24Oct29, too small2 ft9 shollow71kJwind from the west, 1 knot30°C

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

Places to eat near Canoa

  • Cevichería SabóreameSeafood · 0.2 km from the centre
  • Jungle Bar PizzeriaBar and grill · 0.2 km from the centre
  • Restaurant Delicias Del PacificoSeafood · 0.3 km from the centre
  • Restaurant La Gavoita0.1 km from the centre
  • Restaurante Jixsy0.1 km from the centre
  • Surf Shack (Canoa, Manabí, Ecuador)0.1 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