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 beginners: 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 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 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 beginnersUnder 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: Intermediate

Surf spots within 20 km of Mompiche: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Punta Suspiro6.7 kmabout 15 min by car4 ft313 kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, too big3 ft216 kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots, fair3 ft200 kJwind from the south-west, 2 knots, fair2 ft101 kJwind from the north-east, 1 knot, good, best spot that day3 ft216 kJwind from the north-east, 4 knots, fair3 ft202 kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots, offshore, fair2 ft121 kJwind from the east, 2 knots, offshore, good, best spot that day
All readings for Punta Suspiro: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Punta Suspiro, each day
DayScore for beginnersSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct0, too big4 ft12 shollow313kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots28°C
Mon 19Oct41, fair3 ft11 shollow216kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots27°C
Tue 20Oct42, fair3 ft12 shollow200kJwind from the south-west, 2 knots27°C
Wed 21Oct49, good2 ft10 shollow101kJwind from the north-east, 1 knot27°C
Thu 22Oct44, fair3 ft12 shollow216kJwind from the north-east, 4 knots28°C
Fri 23Oct42, fair3 ft10 shollow202kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots, offshore28°C
Sat 24Oct48, good2 ft11 shollow121kJwind from the east, 2 knots, offshore28°C
Mompiche1.1 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up4 ft313 kJwind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore3 ft216 kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots3 ft200 kJwind from the south, 3 knots3 ft119 kJwind from the east, 3 knots, offshore3 ft216 kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots3 ft202 kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots, offshore3 ft112 kJwind from the west-north-west, 4 knots
All readings for Mompiche: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Mompiche, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct57, good4 ft12 ssoft313kJwind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore28°C
Mon 19Oct47, fair3 ft11 ssoft216kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots28°C
Tue 20Oct39, fair3 ft12 ssoft200kJwind from the south, 3 knots28°C
Wed 21Oct31, too small3 ft10 ssoft119kJwind from the east, 3 knots, offshore28°C
Thu 22Oct44, fair3 ft12 ssoft216kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots28°C
Fri 23Oct47, fair3 ft10 ssoft202kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots, offshore28°C
Sat 24Oct35, too small3 ft9 ssoft112kJwind from the west-north-west, 4 knots28°C
Portete3.3 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up4 ft313 kJwind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore3 ft216 kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots3 ft200 kJwind from the south, 3 knots3 ft119 kJwind from the east, 3 knots, offshore3 ft216 kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots3 ft196 kJwind from the south, 5 knots3 ft112 kJwind from the west-north-west, 4 knots
All readings for Portete: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Portete, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct59, good4 ft12 ssoft313kJwind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore28°C
Mon 19Oct49, good3 ft11 ssoft216kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots28°C
Tue 20Oct40, fair3 ft12 ssoft200kJwind from the south, 3 knots28°C
Wed 21Oct32, too small3 ft10 ssoft119kJwind from the east, 3 knots, offshore28°C
Thu 22Oct46, fair3 ft12 scrumbling216kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots28°C
Fri 23Oct47, fair3 ft10 ssoft196kJwind from the south, 5 knots28°C
Sat 24Oct37, fair3 ft9 ssoft112kJwind from the west-north-west, 4 knots28°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