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El Discovery, Ecuador

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Also within 20 km of Posorja

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Pajaros Huyendo Del Mar
Near El Discovery, 1 km away. Photo: Caguana Juan, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About El Discovery

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces SW (228°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (48°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 4.3 km out (1 in 435). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 23°C in August, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 28°C in March, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Posorja, 9.7 km away (about 20 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

Water about 24°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 15 h 40 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to GYE, changing at Miami International Airport (MIA).

    See flights MDW → GYE · Skyscanner from about £325 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h 40 from the airport to El Discovery.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in PosorjaAd

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  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Posorja · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Posorja · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

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Forecast

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct493 ft12 ssoft331kJ27°C
Mon 19Oct473 ft12 ssoft209kJ27°C
Tue 20Oct353 ft12 smushy186kJ27°C
Wed 21Oct362 ft15 ssoft220kJ28°C
Thu 22Oct493 ft12 ssoft258kJ28°C
Fri 23Oct403 ft11 ssoft173kJ28°C
Sat 24Oct262 ft4 smushy16kJ28°C
Sun 25Oct222 ft10 ssoft42kJ26°C
Mon 26Oct161 ft15 ssoft59kJ28°C
Tue 27Oct332 ft14 ssoft127kJ26°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly MDW to GYE, changing at MIA, then 1h 40 by road. About 15h 40 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf El Discovery

    Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 3 ft at 12 s, wind 7 kn (12 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf El Discovery

    Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 3 ft at 12 s, wind 4 kn (8 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf El Discovery

    Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 3 ft at 11 s, wind 3 kn (6 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to GYE, changing at MIA, then 1h 40 by road. About 15h 40 door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Posorja each day: 5 1 2km & 8 1 2km, El Discovery.

The trip from Posorja, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £695–£1,315 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to GYE, estimated from distance and season, changing at MIA, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£325–£675
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£50–£85
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£120–£200
Food7 days eating out£115–£210
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£50–£80
Total£695–£1,315

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

Places to eat near Posorja

  • Posorja Puerto Pesquero0.2 km from the centre
  • Cafeteria Restaurante "Un café con Dios"0.4 km from the centre
  • Jardin Secreto0.7 km from the centre
  • Marine Drive0.7 km from the centre
  • Mi Ranchito1.0 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

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