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Engabao in Guayas is an exposed point break that has very consistent surf. Autumn and winter are the best times of year for waves. Offshore winds are from the northeast. Groundswells are more common than windswells and the best swell direction is from the southwest. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days. Beware of rocks,fishing lines etc.

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Overall Engabao 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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Use this relief map to navigate to Ecuador - Guayas surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Engabao

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Engabao:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	El Pelado	4 mi
Second closest break	Olas Verdes	9 mi
Third closest break	Sharkbay	9 mi
Fourth closest break	La Puntilla	12 mi
Fifth closest break	Anconcito	31 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Engabao:
Closest wave buoy	Western Caribbean Buoy	1334 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Yucatan Basin Buoy	1572 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	1751 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Bay of Campeche Buoy	1922 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	East of Bahamas Buoy	1929 mi
Tide stations nearest to Engabao:
Closest tide station	Turbo, Colombia	786 mi
Second closest tide station	Balboa, Panama	799 mi
Third closest tide station	Cristóbal, Panama	824 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Bocas del Toro, Almirante Bay, Panama	832 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Limon, Costa Rica	885 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Engabao:
Closest ski area	Huascaran (Peru)	495 mi
Second closest ski area	Chacaltaya (Bolivia)	1279 mi
Third closest ski area	Ski Arpa (Chile)	2180 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Portillo (Chile)	2199 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Los Penitentes (Argentina)	2201 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Engabao:
Closest city location	Playas (Ecuador)	11 mi
Second closest city location	Santa Elena (Ecuador)	33 mi
Third closest city location	La Libertad (Ecuador)	36 mi
Fourth closest city location	Salinas (Ecuador)	39 mi
Fifth closest city location	Santa Lucia (Ecuador)	44 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Engabao is General Ulpiano Paez (Salinas) Airport (SNC) in Ecuador, 66 km (41 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Engabao is Simon Bolivar International (Guayaquil) Airport (GYE), also in Ecuador, 83 km (52 miles) away.
• Third is General Serrano (Machala) Airport (MCH) in Ecuador, 100 km (62 miles) away.
• Pedro Canga (Tumbes) Airport (TBP) in Peru is 112 km (70 miles) away.
• Reales Tamarindos (Portoviejo) Airport (PVO) in Ecuador is the fifth nearest airport to Engabao and is 169 km (105 miles) away.