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Puerto Cayo in Manabi is an exposed beach break that is usually a safe bet and works all around the year. Works best in offshore winds from the east. Clean groundswells prevail and the best swell direction is from the northwest. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Submerged rocks are a hazard.

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Overall Puerto Cayo 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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Use this relief map to navigate to Ecuador - Manabi surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Puerto Cayo

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Puerto Cayo:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Punta Mala	15 mi
Second closest break	Rio Chico	22 mi
Third closest break	Ayampe	24 mi
Fourth closest break	Montanita	25 mi
Fifth closest break	Escondido	27 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Puerto Cayo:
Closest wave buoy	Western Caribbean Buoy	1251 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Yucatan Basin Buoy	1489 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	1701 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Bay of Campeche Buoy	1842 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	East of Bahamas Buoy	1857 mi
Tide stations nearest to Puerto Cayo:
Closest tide station	Turbo, Colombia	713 mi
Second closest tide station	Balboa, Panama	718 mi
Third closest tide station	Cristóbal, Panama	743 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Bocas del Toro, Almirante Bay, Panama	748 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Limon, Costa Rica	801 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Puerto Cayo:
Closest ski area	Huascaran (Peru)	577 mi
Second closest ski area	Chacaltaya (Bolivia)	1353 mi
Third closest ski area	Ski Arpa (Chile)	2264 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Portillo (Chile)	2283 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Los Penitentes (Argentina)	2285 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Puerto Cayo:
Closest city location	Jipijapa (Ecuador)	11 mi
Second closest city location	Montecristi (Ecuador)	22 mi
Third closest city location	Sucre (Ecuador)	22 mi
Fourth closest city location	Portoviejo (Ecuador)	25 mi
Fifth closest city location	Manta (Ecuador)	26 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Puerto Cayo is Eloy Alfaro International (Manta) Airport (MEC) in Ecuador, 46 km (29 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Puerto Cayo is Reales Tamarindos (Portoviejo) Airport (PVO), also in Ecuador, 46 km (29 miles) away.
• Third is General Ulpiano Paez (Salinas) Airport (SNC) in Ecuador, 98 km (61 miles) away.
• Simon Bolivar International (Guayaquil) Airport (GYE) in Ecuador is 130 km (81 miles) away.
• General Serrano (Machala) Airport (MCH), also in Ecuador is the fifth nearest airport to Puerto Cayo and is 229 km (142 miles) away.