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Engabao, Ecuador

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About Engabao

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

The spot faces SW (226°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (46°). 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 gently: 10 m deep about 850 m out (1 in 83). 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 27°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually March, April and May, with about 4 good days in 7; in November and December, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Engabao, 0.2 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.

Water about 23°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 15 h 45 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).

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  2. Getting there. 1 h 45 from the airport to Engabao.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct554 ft12 smushy449kJ29°C
Mon 19Oct513 ft12 smushy302kJ29°C
Tue 20Oct473 ft12 smushy285kJ28°C
Wed 21Oct564 ft13 smushy426kJ29°C
Thu 22Oct654 ft12 ssoft396kJ28°C
Fri 23Oct603 ft12 ssoft283kJ29°C
Sat 24Oct373 ft5 smushy29kJ30°C
Sun 25Oct302 ft9 ssoft74kJ29°C
Mon 26Oct221 ft13 scrumbling61kJ29°C
Tue 27Oct362 ft15 scrumbling161kJ29°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 45 by road. About 15h 45 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Engabao

    Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 3 ft at 12 s, wind 8 kn (14 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Engabao

    Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 4 ft at 13 s, wind 6 kn (12 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Engabao

    Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 4 ft at 12 s, wind 3 kn (6 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Engabao

    Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 3 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Engabao

    Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 3 ft at 5 s, offshore wind.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to GYE, changing at MIA, then 1h 45 by road. About 15h 45 door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Engabao each day: Engabao, Mal Paso.

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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 Engabao

  • El DelfinSeafood · 0.5 km from the centre
  • Mary Cris0.8 km from the centre
  • Playa Paraiso0.8 km from the centre
  • La Casa del Cacique-Tumbala0.8 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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