Mompiche Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Mompiche in Esmiraldas is an exposed point break that has consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Ideal winds are from the southeast. Clean groundswells prevail and the ideal swell angle is from the northwest.There is a left hand point break here. Good surf at all stages of the tide. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Take care of sharks and rocks.

Secret spot? We can hide it!

Overall Mompiche 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.

Stop animation

This image illustrates the combination of swells directed at Mompiche over a normal yea... (show all text)

The graph describes how often and how strongly the wind blows from different directions... (show all text)

Also see Mompiche surf quality by season and Mompiche surf quality by month.

Select Mompiche Location Map Detail:

Regional Map | Local Map | Detailed Map

Contours:

Roads & Rivers:

Select a surf break from the menu Select to locate on the map

Use this relief map to navigate to Ecuador - Esmeraldas surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Mompiche

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Mompiche:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Punta Suspiro	2 mi
Second closest break	Portete	2 mi
Third closest break	Bocana del Cojimies	11 mi
Fourth closest break	Estero del Plátano	19 mi
Fifth closest break	Casa Blanca	21 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Mompiche:
Closest wave buoy	Western Caribbean Buoy	1127 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Yucatan Basin Buoy	1374 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	1574 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East of Bahamas Buoy	1720 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	SW Atlantic Buoy	1736 mi
Tide stations nearest to Mompiche:
Closest tide station	Turbo, Colombia	576 mi
Second closest tide station	Balboa, Panama	585 mi
Third closest tide station	Cristóbal, Panama	612 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Bocas del Toro, Almirante Bay, Panama	630 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Covenas, Colombia	680 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Mompiche:
Closest ski area	Huascaran (Peru)	686 mi
Second closest ski area	Chacaltaya (Bolivia)	1428 mi
Third closest ski area	Mount Pleasant (United States)	2236 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Cloudmont (United States)	2369 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Ski Arpa (Chile)	2375 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Mompiche:
Closest city location	Muisne (Ecuador)	6 mi
Second closest city location	Pedernales (Ecuador)	29 mi
Third closest city location	Propicia (Ecuador)	38 mi
Fourth closest city location	Esmeraldas (Ecuador)	39 mi
Fifth closest city location	Rosa Zarate (Ecuador)	40 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Mompiche is Eloy Alfaro International (Manta) Airport (MEC) in Ecuador, which is 177 km (110 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Mompiche is Reales Tamarindos (Portoviejo) Airport (PVO), also in Ecuador, 179 km (111 miles) away.
• The third closest airport is Mariscal Sucre International (Quito) Airport (UIO), also in Ecuador, 186 km (116 miles) away.