Ecuador Manta Murciélago beach 01 — El Murcielago. Photo: Cayambe, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Manta

Manta is a town in Manabí Province, Ecuador. From Manta you can reach 3 surf spots. The nearest is El Murcielago, a surf spot 1.4 km from the centre. Overture lists 75 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is MEC, 4 km away.

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Staying in Manta

75 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: MEC, 4 km, SNC, 143 km, GYE, 163 km

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Where it is

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

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for beginner 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 Manta each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day.

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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Expert Intermediate

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San Mateo11.1 kmabout 20 min by car

4 ft396 kJ

4 ft294 kJ

4 ft314 kJ

3 ft292 kJ

4 ft361 kJ

3 ft250 kJ

3 ft182 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at San Mateo, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	4 ft11 shollow	396kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots	28°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	4 ft11 shollow	294kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	4 ft11 shollow	314kJ	wind from the south-east, 5 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	29, poor	3 ft14 shollow	292kJ	wind from the south-east, 2 knots, offshore	28°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	4 ft12 shollow	361kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	20, poor	3 ft12 shollow	250kJ	wind from the south-west, 9 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	33, poor	3 ft11 shollow	182kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots, offshore	28°C

El Murcielago1.4 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

2 ft57 kJ

1 ft40 kJ

2 ft48 kJ

2 ft44 kJ

2 ft42 kJ

1 ft20 kJ

1 ft18 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at El Murcielago, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	8, too small	2 ft11 scrumbling	57kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots, offshore	30°C
Mon 19Oct	6, too small	1 ft12 scrumbling	40kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	7, too small	2 ft11 scrumbling	48kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 7 knots, offshore	29°C
Wed 21Oct	7, too small	2 ft9 ssoft	44kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	8, too small	2 ft10 ssoft	42kJ	wind from the west, 8 knots, offshore	28°C
Fri 23Oct	5, too small	1 ft11 scrumbling	20kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots, offshore	30°C
Sat 24Oct	4, too small	1 ft11 scrumbling	18kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	29°C

Manta - El Escondido1.7 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 3 ft+

4 ft385 kJ

4 ft294 kJ

4 ft314 kJ

3 ft292 kJ

4 ft361 kJ

4 ft311 kJ

3 ft179 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Manta - El Escondido, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	53, good	4 ft11 ssoft	385kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	30°C
Mon 19Oct	57, good	4 ft11 ssoft	294kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	59, good	4 ft11 ssoft	314kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots, offshore	29°C
Wed 21Oct	48, good	3 ft14 scrumbling	292kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots, offshore	29°C
Thu 22Oct	58, good	4 ft12 ssoft	361kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots, offshore	28°C
Fri 23Oct	52, good	4 ft11 ssoft	311kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots, offshore	30°C
Sat 24Oct	39, fair	3 ft10 ssoft	179kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	29°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Manta, 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 Manta

Asadero Su PolloChicken · 0.8 km from the centre
Restaurante SIRENA DEL MARSeafood · 0.8 km from the centre
Hamburguesas en Manta - Zona BurguerBurger · 1.0 km from the centre
Picanteria El Murico de Don ChiriSeafood · 1.1 km from the centre
Picantería CarmelosSeafood · 1.3 km from the centre
Jaimito's Gringo PizzeriaPizza · 1.4 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

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