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Surf Break: Frente A Bahia

Frente A Bahia in Manabi is a reasonably exposed beach break that has inconsistent surf. Winter and spring are the optimum times of year to visit. The best wind direction is from the east southeast. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest. The beach breaks are all lefts. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Surfing here means negotiating dangerous rips.

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Overall Frente A Bahia 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 Frente A Bahia:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	La Bellaca	2 mi
Second closest break	Canoa	5 mi
Third closest break	La Mesita	6 mi
Fourth closest break	Cabo Pasado	17 mi
Fifth closest break	Punta Ballena	31 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Frente A Bahia:
Closest wave buoy	Western Caribbean Buoy	1201 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Yucatan Basin Buoy	1443 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	1649 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East of Bahamas Buoy	1802 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Bay of Campeche Buoy	1807 mi
Tide stations nearest to Frente A Bahia:
Closest tide station	Turbo, Colombia	658 mi
Second closest tide station	Balboa, Panama	665 mi
Third closest tide station	Cristóbal, Panama	690 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Bocas del Toro, Almirante Bay, Panama	700 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Limon, Costa Rica	755 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Frente A Bahia:
Closest ski area	Huascaran (Peru)	619 mi
Second closest ski area	Chacaltaya (Bolivia)	1381 mi
Third closest ski area	Ski Arpa (Chile)	2308 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Portillo (Chile)	2326 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Los Penitentes (Argentina)	2328 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Frente A Bahia:
Closest city location	Bahia de Caraques (Ecuador)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Tosagua (Ecuador)	18 mi
Third closest city location	Rocafuerte (Ecuador)	21 mi
Fourth closest city location	Chone (Ecuador)	24 mi
Fifth closest city location	Calceta (Ecuador)	25 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Frente A Bahia is Eloy Alfaro International (Manta) Airport (MEC) in Ecuador, 45 km (28 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Frente A Bahia is Reales Tamarindos (Portoviejo) Airport (PVO), also in Ecuador, 48 km (30 miles) away.
• Third is Simon Bolivar International (Guayaquil) Airport (GYE) in Ecuador, 183 km (114 miles) away.
• General Ulpiano Paez (Salinas) Airport (SNC) in Ecuador is 187 km (116 miles) away.
• Chachoan (Ambato) Airport (ATF), also in Ecuador is the fifth nearest airport to Frente A Bahia and is 218 km (135 miles) away.