About Tonsupa

Tonsupa is a town in Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador. From Tonsupa you can reach 4 surf spots. The nearest is Tonsupa, a surf spot 0.2 km from the centre. Overture lists 93 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is ESM, 23 km away.

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Staying in Tonsupa

93 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: ESM, 23 km, TCO, 156 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 Tonsupa.

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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. 3 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Tonsupa 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

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Sun 25

Balao18.2 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Esmeraldas, 3 km

1 ft24 kJ

1 ft27 kJ

2 ft35 kJ

1 ft25 kJ

1 ft13 kJ

1 ft11 kJ

1 ft12 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Balao, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	43, fair	1 ft11 shollow	24kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, offshore	30°C
Tue 20Oct	62, good	1 ft10 scrumbling	27kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	61, good	2 ft9 scrumbling	35kJ	wind from the south-east, 2 knots, offshore	29°C
Thu 22Oct	61, good	1 ft8 scrumbling	25kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots, offshore	29°C
Fri 23Oct	40, fair	1 ft9 scrumbling	13kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	27, too small	1 ft11 shollow	11kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots, offshore	30°C
Sun 25Oct	32, too small	1 ft11 shollow	12kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots	29°C

Casa Blanca13 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Atacames, 8 km

2 ft112 kJ

2 ft104 kJ

2 ft67 kJ

2 ft118 kJ

2 ft95 kJ

2 ft55 kJ

2 ft28 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Casa Blanca, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	51, good	2 ft12 scrumbling	112kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots, offshore	28°C
Tue 20Oct	52, good	2 ft11 ssoft	104kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	39, fair	2 ft10 ssoft	67kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	54, good	2 ft12 scrumbling	118kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	56, good	2 ft11 ssoft	95kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	37, fair	2 ft11 scrumbling	55kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots, offshore	28°C
Sun 25Oct	32, too small	2 ft8 smushy	28kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore	27°C

Tonsupa0.2 kmabout 5 min by car

2 ft60 kJ

1 ft35 kJ

2 ft49 kJ

2 ft45 kJ

1 ft41 kJ

1 ft26 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Tonsupa, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	36, fair	2 ft12 ssoft	60kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots, offshore	30°C
Tue 20Oct	38, fair	1 ft10 ssoft	35kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	48, good	2 ft10 ssoft	49kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	42, fair	2 ft10 ssoft	45kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore	29°C
Fri 23Oct	34, too small	1 ft12 ssoft	41kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	27, too small	1 ft12 ssoft	26kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots	29°C
Sun 25Oct	28, too small	1 ft11 ssoft	26kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots, offshore	28°C

Atacames4.8 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Atacames

2 ft60 kJ

2 ft42 kJ

2 ft49 kJ

2 ft45 kJ

1 ft41 kJ

1 ft28 kJ

1 ft26 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Atacames, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	35, too small	2 ft12 ssoft	60kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots, offshore	28°C
Tue 20Oct	38, fair	2 ft10 ssoft	42kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 9 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	46, fair	2 ft10 ssoft	49kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	39, fair	2 ft10 ssoft	45kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	34, too small	1 ft12 ssoft	41kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	25, too small	1 ft11 ssoft	28kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots, offshore	27°C
Sun 25Oct	26, too small	1 ft11 ssoft	26kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots, offshore	27°C

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

La Pergola restaurante ItalianoPizza · 0.3 km from the centre
Sotti PizzeríaPizza · 0.6 km from the centre
Cioccolato & CaffePizza · 0.8 km from the centre
Restaurante Siete MaresSeafood · 1.7 km from the centre
Muelle LimónSeafood · 0.1 km from the centre
Pizza PointPizza · 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

Tonsupa, Ecuador