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Perdernales in Manabi is an exposed beach break that has pretty consitent surf. Winter and spring are the favoured times of year to visit. Works best in offshore winds from the east. Groundswells are more common than windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the northwest. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Beware of sharks and rocks.

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Overall Perdernales 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 Perdernales:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Bocana del Cojimies	21 mi
Second closest break	Punta Ballena	22 mi
Third closest break	Portete	30 mi
Fourth closest break	Punta Suspiro	31 mi
Fifth closest break	Mompiche	32 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Perdernales:
Closest wave buoy	Western Caribbean Buoy	1157 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Yucatan Basin Buoy	1403 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	1600 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East of Bahamas Buoy	1751 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	SW Atlantic Buoy	1764 mi
Tide stations nearest to Perdernales:
Closest tide station	Turbo, Colombia	607 mi
Second closest tide station	Balboa, Panama	618 mi
Third closest tide station	Cristóbal, Panama	643 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Bocas del Toro, Almirante Bay, Panama	659 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Covenas, Colombia	710 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Perdernales:
Closest ski area	Huascaran (Peru)	656 mi
Second closest ski area	Chacaltaya (Bolivia)	1405 mi
Third closest ski area	Ski Arpa (Chile)	2346 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Portillo (Chile)	2364 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Los Penitentes (Argentina)	2366 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Perdernales:
Closest city location	Pedernales (Ecuador)	4 mi
Second closest city location	Muisne (Ecuador)	39 mi
Third closest city location	Rosa Zarate (Ecuador)	48 mi
Fourth closest city location	Bahia de Caraques (Ecuador)	51 mi
Fifth closest city location	Chone (Ecuador)	51 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Perdernales is Eloy Alfaro International (Manta) Airport (MEC) in Ecuador, which is 128 km (80 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Perdernales is Reales Tamarindos (Portoviejo) Airport (PVO), also in Ecuador, 128 km (80 miles) away.
• The third closest airport is Mariscal Sucre International (Quito) Airport (UIO), also in Ecuador, 180 km (112 miles) away.