El Miramar Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

El Miramar in Guayas is an exposed reef break that has pretty consitent surf. Spring and Summer provide the best conditions. Offshore winds blow from the south. Clean groundswells prevail and the ideal swell direction is from the northwest. The right hand reef break is better than the left.. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded. Beware of rips and rocks.

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Overall El Miramar 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 El Miramar:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	La FAE	2 mi
Second closest break	Punta San Lorenzo	2 mi
Third closest break	Elle Muelle de Ecuasal	3 mi
Fourth closest break	La Puntilla	3 mi
Fifth closest break	La Chocolatera	4 mi
Wave buoys nearest to El Miramar:
Closest wave buoy	Western Caribbean Buoy	1310 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Yucatan Basin Buoy	1544 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	1753 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Bay of Campeche Buoy	1888 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	East of Bahamas Buoy	1917 mi
Tide stations nearest to El Miramar:
Closest tide station	Turbo, Colombia	774 mi
Second closest tide station	Balboa, Panama	779 mi
Third closest tide station	Cristóbal, Panama	803 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Bocas del Toro, Almirante Bay, Panama	805 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Limon, Costa Rica	856 mi
Ski Resorts closest to El Miramar:
Closest ski area	Huascaran (Peru)	529 mi
Second closest ski area	Chacaltaya (Bolivia)	1316 mi
Third closest ski area	Ski Arpa (Chile)	2211 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Portillo (Chile)	2230 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Los Penitentes (Argentina)	2232 mi
Town and city forecasts close to El Miramar:
Closest city location	La Libertad (Ecuador)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Salinas (Ecuador)	2 mi
Third closest city location	Santa Elena (Ecuador)	6 mi
Fourth closest city location	Playas (Ecuador)	48 mi
Fifth closest city location	Pedro Carbo (Ecuador)	55 mi

• The closest passenger airport to El Miramar is General Ulpiano Paez (Salinas) Airport (SNC) in Ecuador, 6 km (4 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to El Miramar is Simon Bolivar International (Guayaquil) Airport (GYE), also in Ecuador, 117 km (73 miles) away.
• Third is Reales Tamarindos (Portoviejo) Airport (PVO) in Ecuador, 140 km (87 miles) away.
• Eloy Alfaro International (Manta) Airport (MEC) in Ecuador is 144 km (89 miles) away.
• General Serrano (Machala) Airport (MCH), also in Ecuador is the fifth nearest airport to El Miramar and is 159 km (99 miles) away.