Los Capaes Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Los Capaes in Guayas is an exposed reef break that has reasonably consistent surf. Spring and Summer provide the favoured conditions. Works best in offshore winds from the southeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the northwest. There is a left breaking reef. Rarely crowded here. Watch out for dangerous rips.

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Overall Los Capaes 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 Los Capaes:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Punta Murcielago	1 mi
Second closest break	Punta Chulluype	1 mi
Third closest break	Punta Barandua	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Punta San Lorenzo	4 mi
Fifth closest break	El Mansito	4 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Los Capaes:
Closest wave buoy	Western Caribbean Buoy	1308 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Yucatan Basin Buoy	1543 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	1749 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Bay of Campeche Buoy	1889 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	East of Bahamas Buoy	1914 mi
Tide stations nearest to Los Capaes:
Closest tide station	Turbo, Colombia	770 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	804 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Limon, Costa Rica	856 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Los Capaes:
Closest ski area	Huascaran (Peru)	528 mi
Second closest ski area	Chacaltaya (Bolivia)	1313 mi
Third closest ski area	Ski Arpa (Chile)	2211 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Portillo (Chile)	2229 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Los Penitentes (Argentina)	2232 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Los Capaes:
Closest city location	Santa Elena (Ecuador)	2 mi
Second closest city location	La Libertad (Ecuador)	4 mi
Third closest city location	Salinas (Ecuador)	7 mi
Fourth closest city location	Playas (Ecuador)	45 mi
Fifth closest city location	Pedro Carbo (Ecuador)	50 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Los Capaes is General Ulpiano Paez (Salinas) Airport (SNC) in Ecuador, 14 km (9 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Los Capaes is Simon Bolivar International (Guayaquil) Airport (GYE), also in Ecuador, 109 km (68 miles) away.
• Third is Reales Tamarindos (Portoviejo) Airport (PVO) in Ecuador, 135 km (84 miles) away.
• Eloy Alfaro International (Manta) Airport (MEC) in Ecuador is 140 km (87 miles) away.
• General Serrano (Machala) Airport (MCH), also in Ecuador is the fifth nearest airport to Los Capaes and is 156 km (97 miles) away.