Esmeraldas, Ecuador
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About Esmeraldas
Esmeraldas is a town in Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador. From Esmeraldas you can reach 3 surf spots. The nearest is El Bajo, a surf spot 3.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 35 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is ESM, 3 km away.
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Staying in Esmeraldas
- 35 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: ESM, 3 km, TCO, 138 km, UIO, 189 km
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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 Esmeraldas.
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Surf within 20 km
The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate 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 Esmeraldas each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Esmeraldas 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.
| Spot | Sun 18 | Mon 19 | Tue 20 | Wed 21 | Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tonsupa19.5 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Tonsupa | 2 ft81 kJwind from the south-east, 3 knots, offshore, too small | 2 ft56 kJwind from the south-south-west, 3 knots, too small | 1 ft41 kJwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots, offshore, too small | 2 ft49 kJwind from the south-south-east, 3 knots, offshore, too small | 2 ft45 kJwind from the south-south-east, 3 knots, offshore, too small | 1 ft37 kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots, too small | 1 ft30 kJwind from the west, 2 knots, too small |
All readings for Tonsupa: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Balao3.3 kmabout 10 min by car | 1 ft29 kJwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots, offshore, too small | 1 ft23 kJwind from the south, 3 knots, offshore, too small | 1 ft22 kJwind from the west, 3 knots, too small | 2 ft36 kJwind from the south-east, 3 knots, offshore, too small | 1 ft25 kJwind from the south-south-east, 3 knots, offshore, too small | 1 ft14 kJwind from the south-east, 4 knots, offshore, too small | 1 ft10 kJwind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, too small |
All readings for Balao: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| El Bajo3.1 kmabout 5 min by car | 1 ft29 kJwind from the south-east, 1 knot, offshore, too small | 1 ft23 kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots, offshore, too small | 1 ft22 kJwind from the west, 5 knots, too small | 2 ft36 kJwind from the south-south-east, 3 knots, offshore, too small | 1 ft25 kJwind from the south-east, 3 knots, offshore, too small | 1 ft14 kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, offshore, too small | 1 ft7 kJwind from the south-south-east, 3 knots, offshore, too small |
All readings for El Bajo: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Esmeraldas, 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 Esmeraldas
- Picanteria "El Camarón Azul"Seafood · 0.4 km from the centre
- Santas Alitas QuinindeAmerican · 1.0 km from the centre
- Restaurante el chacalBar and grill · 1.1 km from the centre
- Duly Sabor - Restaurant0.2 km from the centre
- Pollo Forastero0.2 km from the centre
- Carbon & Leños BurgerBurger · 0.3 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