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Pico nerd, Ecuador

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About Pico nerd

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

The spot faces N (0°), so it takes swell from the N. The wind blows offshore from the S (180°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 5–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 700 m out (1 in 70). 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). The town to stay in is La Libertad, 5.6 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 4 surf spots.

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

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From Chicago: about 16 h 20 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. 2 h 25 from the airport to Pico nerd.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct315 ft12 ssoft537kJ27°C
Mon 19Oct254 ft11 ssoft339kJ27°C
Tue 20Oct284 ft11 ssoft349kJ27°C
Wed 21Oct244 ft13 ssoft427kJ27°C
Thu 22Oct365 ft12 ssoft524kJ27°C
Fri 23Oct264 ft11 ssoft323kJ28°C
Sat 24Oct204 ft10 ssoft219kJ28°C
Sun 25Oct144 ft8 ssoft146kJ27°C
Mon 26Oct123 ft8 smushy86kJ27°C
Tue 27Oct122 ft14 scrumbling173kJ28°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 expert surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly MDW to GYE, changing at MIA, then 2h 25 by road. About 16h 20 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Ecuasal

    Best 13:00 to 16:00 local time: 5 ft at 12 s, wind 6 kn (12 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf La Diablica

    Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 5 ft at 12 s, wind 4 kn (7 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 31 of 80.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to GYE, changing at MIA, then 2h 25 by road. About 16h 20 door to door

The plan picks the best of 10 spots near La Libertad each day: Cautivo, Ecuasal, FAE, FAE - 3 cruzes, La Chocolatera, La Diablica, Paco illescas, Pico nerd, Playero de miramar, Punta Carnero.

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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.

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