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2:30 pm 5 Apr 2011

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12:00 am 1 Mar 2010


Los Capaes ratings
Quality on a good day: 3.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Difficulty level: 3.0
Crowds: 4.0

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Los Capaes Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Ecuador – Guayas)

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Name: Los Capaes
Type: reef
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best Swell: NW Offshore Wind: SE

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

snow forecast website

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

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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.
Los Capaes break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Los Capaes, Ecuador - Guayas. Use the tab navigation above to view Los Capaes sea temperature, Los Capaes photographs, Los Capaes detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Los Capaes webcams, current wind from Ecuador - Guayas live weather stations and Los Capaes tide predictions. The Ecuador swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Ecuador and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Ecuador wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Los Capaes.