Montañita, Ecuador

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About Montañita

Montañita is a town in Santa Elena Province, Ecuador. From Montañita you can reach 7 surf spots. The nearest is Montañita-beachbreak, a surf spot 0.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 139 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites. The nearest airport is SNC, 50 km away.

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Staying in Montañita

139 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: SNC, 50 km, MEC, 98 km, GYE, 103 km

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Where it is

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

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for expert 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 Montañita each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 4 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Montañita 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

Mon 19

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Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Sun 25

La entrada12.3 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Ayampe, 6 km

4 ft287 kJ

4 ft323 kJ

3 ft162 kJ

4 ft390 kJ

4 ft339 kJ

3 ft188 kJ

3 ft125 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at La entrada, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	26, too small	4 ft11 scrumbling	287kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	28, too small	4 ft11 scrumbling	323kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots, offshore	27°C
Wed 21Oct	22, too small	3 ft10 scrumbling	162kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	31, too small	4 ft12 scrumbling	390kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	26, too small	4 ft11 scrumbling	339kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	20, too small	3 ft10 scrumbling	188kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	29°C
Sun 25Oct	21, too small	3 ft8 scrumbling	125kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	27°C

La Rinconada13.9 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Ayampe, 5 km

4 ft287 kJ

4 ft295 kJ

3 ft162 kJ

4 ft390 kJ

4 ft339 kJ

3 ft188 kJ

3 ft125 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at La Rinconada, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	26, too small	4 ft11 scrumbling	287kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	27, too small	4 ft11 scrumbling	295kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	22, too small	3 ft10 scrumbling	162kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	31, too small	4 ft12 scrumbling	390kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	26, too small	4 ft11 scrumbling	339kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	20, too small	3 ft10 scrumbling	188kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	29°C
Sun 25Oct	21, too small	3 ft8 scrumbling	125kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	27°C

Playa Nunez9.9 kmabout 20 min by car

4 ft287 kJ

4 ft323 kJ

3 ft162 kJ

4 ft390 kJ

4 ft339 kJ

3 ft188 kJ

3 ft125 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Playa Nunez, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	26, too small	4 ft11 ssoft	287kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	28, too small	4 ft11 ssoft	323kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots, offshore	27°C
Wed 21Oct	22, too small	3 ft10 ssoft	162kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	31, too small	4 ft12 ssoft	390kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	26, too small	4 ft11 ssoft	339kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	20, too small	3 ft10 ssoft	188kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	29°C
Sun 25Oct	20, too small	3 ft8 ssoft	125kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	27°C

Olon3.4 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Olón

4 ft287 kJ

4 ft323 kJ

3 ft197 kJ

4 ft390 kJ

4 ft339 kJ

3 ft188 kJ

3 ft125 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Olon, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	24, too small	4 ft11 ssoft	287kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	27, too small	4 ft11 ssoft	323kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	27°C
Wed 21Oct	22, too small	3 ft11 ssoft	197kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	29, too small	4 ft12 ssoft	390kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	24, too small	4 ft11 ssoft	339kJ	wind from the south, 1 knot	28°C
Sat 24Oct	18, too small	3 ft10 ssoft	188kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore	28°C
Sun 25Oct	17, too small	3 ft8 ssoft	125kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots, offshore	27°C

Montañita-beachbreak0.1 kmabout 5 min by car

4 ft287 kJ

4 ft303 kJ

3 ft331 kJ

4 ft397 kJ

4 ft346 kJ

3 ft175 kJ

3 ft110 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Montañita-beachbreak, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	24, too small	4 ft11 ssoft	287kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	26, too small	4 ft11 ssoft	303kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, offshore	27°C
Wed 21Oct	23, too small	3 ft13 scrumbling	331kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	27, too small	4 ft12 ssoft	397kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	23, too small	4 ft11 ssoft	346kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	15, too small	3 ft10 ssoft	175kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore	28°C
Sun 25Oct	15, too small	3 ft8 ssoft	110kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	28°C

Montanita1.6 kmabout 5 min by car

4 ft287 kJ

4 ft303 kJ

3 ft331 kJ

4 ft397 kJ

4 ft346 kJ

3 ft175 kJ

3 ft110 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Montanita, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	24, too small	4 ft11 ssoft	287kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	26, too small	4 ft11 ssoft	303kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, offshore	27°C
Wed 21Oct	23, too small	3 ft13 ssoft	331kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	27, too small	4 ft12 ssoft	397kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	22, too small	4 ft11 ssoft	346kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	15, too small	3 ft10 ssoft	175kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore	28°C
Sun 25Oct	15, too small	3 ft8 ssoft	110kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	28°C

Ayampe17.3 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Ayampe, 2 km

3 ft245 kJ

3 ft242 kJ

3 ft138 kJ

4 ft325 kJ

4 ft295 kJ

3 ft151 kJ

3 ft111 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Ayampe, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	23, too small	3 ft11 shollow	245kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	23, too small	3 ft11 shollow	242kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	19, too small	3 ft10 shollow	138kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	27, too small	4 ft12 shollow	325kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	22, too small	4 ft11 shollow	295kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	17, too small	3 ft10 shollow	151kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	29°C
Sun 25Oct	19, too small	3 ft8 smushy	111kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore	27°C

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

PigroItalian · 0.2 km from the centre
The Wave Surf Resto CafeAsian fusion · 0.2 km from the centre
L'Eden, restaurante del Balsa Surf CampSeafood · 0.8 km from the centre
El Sazón GuayacoSeafood · in the centre
Hachuwain the centre
Govinda PrasadVegetarian · 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