Dead Point Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Dead Point in Guayas is an exposed reef break that has inconsistent surf. Spring and Summer provide the best conditions. Offshore winds blow from the east southeast. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the northwest. A reef breaks left. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Hazards include private, rips and rocks.

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Overall Dead Point Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Dead Point:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Punta la Viejita	1 mi
Second closest break	La Chocolatera	1 mi
Third closest break	La Puntilla	1 mi
Fourth closest break	El Miramar	5 mi
Fifth closest break	La FAE	5 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Dead Point:
Closest wave buoy	Western Caribbean Buoy	1307 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Yucatan Basin Buoy	1541 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	1755 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Bay of Campeche Buoy	1883 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	East of Bahamas Buoy	1916 mi
Tide stations nearest to Dead Point:
Closest tide station	Turbo, Colombia	773 mi
Second closest tide station	Balboa, Panama	777 mi
Third closest tide station	Cristóbal, Panama	800 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Bocas del Toro, Almirante Bay, Panama	802 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Limon, Costa Rica	853 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Dead Point:
Closest ski area	Huascaran (Peru)	533 mi
Second closest ski area	Chacaltaya (Bolivia)	1320 mi
Third closest ski area	Ski Arpa (Chile)	2214 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Portillo (Chile)	2233 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Los Penitentes (Argentina)	2236 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Dead Point:
Closest city location	Salinas (Ecuador)	3 mi
Second closest city location	La Libertad (Ecuador)	7 mi
Third closest city location	Santa Elena (Ecuador)	10 mi
Fourth closest city location	Playas (Ecuador)	52 mi
Fifth closest city location	Pedro Carbo (Ecuador)	58 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Dead Point is General Ulpiano Paez (Salinas) Airport (SNC) in Ecuador, 3 km (2 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Dead Point is Simon Bolivar International (Guayaquil) Airport (GYE), also in Ecuador, 123 km (76 miles) away.
• Third is Reales Tamarindos (Portoviejo) Airport (PVO) in Ecuador, 139 km (86 miles) away.
• Eloy Alfaro International (Manta) Airport (MEC) in Ecuador is 142 km (88 miles) away.
• General Serrano (Machala) Airport (MCH), also in Ecuador is the fifth nearest airport to Dead Point and is 167 km (104 miles) away.