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

Spot

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Ayampe17.3 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Ayampe, 2 kmIntermediate and up

3 ft238 kJ

3 ft256 kJ

3 ft196 kJ

4 ft325 kJ

4 ft295 kJ

3 ft151 kJ

3 ft111 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Ayampe, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	58, good	3 ft11 shollow	238kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	53, good	3 ft12 shollow	256kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	51, good	3 ft12 shollow	196kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	66, good	4 ft12 shollow	325kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	26°C
Fri 23Oct	57, good	4 ft11 shollow	295kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	45, fair	3 ft10 shollow	151kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	30°C
Sun 25Oct	49, good	3 ft8 smushy	111kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore	27°C

La entrada12.3 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Ayampe, 6 kmIntermediate and up

4 ft290 kJ

4 ft295 kJ

3 ft282 kJ

4 ft380 kJ

4 ft339 kJ

3 ft188 kJ

3 ft125 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at La entrada, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	62, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	290kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	59, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	295kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	58, good	3 ft13 shollow	282kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	68, good	4 ft12 scrumbling	380kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	26°C
Fri 23Oct	61, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	339kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	49, good	3 ft10 scrumbling	188kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 1 knot, offshore	30°C
Sun 25Oct	51, good	3 ft8 scrumbling	125kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	27°C

La Rinconada13.9 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Ayampe, 5 kmIntermediate and up

4 ft290 kJ

4 ft295 kJ

3 ft282 kJ

4 ft380 kJ

4 ft339 kJ

3 ft188 kJ

3 ft125 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at La Rinconada, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	62, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	290kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	59, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	295kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	58, good	3 ft13 scrumbling	282kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	68, good	4 ft12 scrumbling	380kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	26°C
Fri 23Oct	61, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	339kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	49, good	3 ft10 scrumbling	188kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 1 knot, offshore	30°C
Sun 25Oct	51, good	3 ft8 scrumbling	125kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	27°C

Montanita1.6 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft287 kJ

4 ft331 kJ

3 ft350 kJ

4 ft387 kJ

4 ft346 kJ

3 ft175 kJ

3 ft110 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Montanita, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	63, good	4 ft11 ssoft	287kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	50, good	4 ft12 ssoft	331kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	61, good	3 ft13 ssoft	350kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	59, good	4 ft12 ssoft	387kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	53, good	4 ft11 ssoft	346kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	40, fair	3 ft10 ssoft	175kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore	28°C
Sun 25Oct	38, fair	3 ft8 ssoft	110kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	28°C

Montañita-beachbreak0.1 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft287 kJ

4 ft303 kJ

3 ft350 kJ

4 ft387 kJ

4 ft346 kJ

3 ft175 kJ

3 ft110 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Montañita-beachbreak, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	63, good	4 ft11 ssoft	287kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	48, good	4 ft11 ssoft	303kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	62, good	3 ft13 scrumbling	350kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	60, good	4 ft12 ssoft	387kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	53, good	4 ft11 ssoft	346kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	41, fair	3 ft10 ssoft	175kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore	28°C
Sun 25Oct	39, fair	3 ft8 ssoft	110kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	28°C

Olon3.4 kmabout 10 min by carStays in OlónIntermediate and up

4 ft290 kJ

4 ft295 kJ

3 ft282 kJ

4 ft380 kJ

4 ft339 kJ

3 ft188 kJ

3 ft125 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Olon, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	62, good	4 ft11 ssoft	290kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	57, good	4 ft11 ssoft	295kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	56, good	3 ft13 ssoft	282kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	64, good	4 ft12 ssoft	380kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	56, good	4 ft11 ssoft	339kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	44, fair	3 ft10 ssoft	188kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore	28°C
Sun 25Oct	44, fair	3 ft8 ssoft	125kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots, offshore	27°C

Playa Nunez9.9 kmabout 20 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft290 kJ

4 ft295 kJ

3 ft282 kJ

4 ft380 kJ

4 ft339 kJ

3 ft188 kJ

3 ft125 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Playa Nunez, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	64, good	4 ft11 ssoft	290kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	61, good	4 ft11 ssoft	295kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	58, good	3 ft13 ssoft	282kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	68, good	4 ft12 ssoft	380kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	26°C
Fri 23Oct	61, good	4 ft11 ssoft	339kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	48, good	3 ft10 ssoft	188kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 1 knot, offshore	30°C
Sun 25Oct	50, good	3 ft8 ssoft	125kJ	wind from the 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