Mompiche, Ecuador

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Near Mompiche. Photo: Jusezam, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Mompiche

Mompiche is a town in Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador. From Mompiche you can reach 3 surf spots. The nearest is Mompiche, a surf spot 1.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 20 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is ESM, 68 km away.

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Staying in Mompiche

  • 20 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: ESM, 68 km, MEC, 177 km, UIO, 198 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 Mompiche.

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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. The best of the spots that stay in Mompiche each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for intermediatesUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots within 20 km of Mompiche: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Portete3.3 kmabout 10 min by car4 ft313 kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore, good, best spot that day3 ft206 kJwind from the south-south-west, 3 knots, good, best spot that day3 ft200 kJwind from the east, 5 knots, offshore, fair3 ft119 kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore, too small3 ft227 kJwind from the west-north-west, 4 knots, good, best spot that day3 ft202 kJwind from the east-south-east, 5 knots, offshore, good, best spot that day3 ft112 kJwind from the north, 3 knots, fair
All readings for Portete: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Portete, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct54, good4 ft12 ssoft313kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore28°C
Mon 19Oct48, good3 ft10 ssoft206kJwind from the south-south-west, 3 knots27°C
Tue 20Oct38, fair3 ft12 ssoft200kJwind from the east, 5 knots, offshore28°C
Wed 21Oct32, too small3 ft10 ssoft119kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore28°C
Thu 22Oct48, good3 ft11 ssoft227kJwind from the west-north-west, 4 knots28°C
Fri 23Oct49, good3 ft10 ssoft202kJwind from the east-south-east, 5 knots, offshore28°C
Sat 24Oct37, fair3 ft9 ssoft112kJwind from the north, 3 knots28°C
Mompiche1.1 kmabout 5 min by car4 ft313 kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore, good3 ft206 kJwind from the south-south-west, 3 knots, good, best spot that day3 ft200 kJwind from the east, 5 knots, offshore, fair3 ft119 kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore, too small3 ft227 kJwind from the west-north-west, 4 knots, fair3 ft202 kJwind from the east-south-east, 5 knots, offshore, fair3 ft112 kJwind from the north, 3 knots, fair
All readings for Mompiche: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Mompiche, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct52, good4 ft12 ssoft313kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore28°C
Mon 19Oct48, good3 ft10 ssoft206kJwind from the south-south-west, 3 knots27°C
Tue 20Oct37, fair3 ft12 ssoft200kJwind from the east, 5 knots, offshore28°C
Wed 21Oct30, too small3 ft10 ssoft119kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore28°C
Thu 22Oct46, fair3 ft11 ssoft227kJwind from the west-north-west, 4 knots28°C
Fri 23Oct47, fair3 ft10 ssoft202kJwind from the east-south-east, 5 knots, offshore28°C
Sat 24Oct36, fair3 ft9 ssoft112kJwind from the north, 3 knots28°C
Punta Suspiro6.7 kmabout 15 min by car4 ft313 kJwind from the east, 3 knots, offshore, good3 ft206 kJwind from the south-south-west, 3 knots, fair3 ft200 kJwind from the east-south-east, 5 knots, offshore, too small3 ft119 kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore, too small3 ft227 kJwind from the west-north-west, 4 knots, fair3 ft202 kJwind from the east-south-east, 5 knots, offshore, fair3 ft112 kJwind from the north, 4 knots, too small
All readings for Punta Suspiro: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Punta Suspiro, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct50, good4 ft12 shollow313kJwind from the east, 3 knots, offshore28°C
Mon 19Oct47, fair3 ft10 shollow206kJwind from the south-south-west, 3 knots27°C
Tue 20Oct34, too small3 ft12 shollow200kJwind from the east-south-east, 5 knots, offshore28°C
Wed 21Oct29, too small3 ft10 shollow119kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore28°C
Thu 22Oct44, fair3 ft11 shollow227kJwind from the west-north-west, 4 knots28°C
Fri 23Oct45, fair3 ft10 shollow202kJwind from the east-south-east, 5 knots, offshore28°C
Sat 24Oct34, too small3 ft9 shollow112kJwind from the north, 4 knots27°C

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

  • Atardecer de MompicheSeafood · 0.2 km from the centre
  • Secret Garden MompicheVegetarian · 0.2 km from the centre
  • Panchef Restaurantin the centre
  • La Chillangua0.2 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