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Punta Barandua in Guayas is an exposed reef break that has consistent surf. Autumn and winter are the best times of year for waves. Offshore winds are from the southeast. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the southwest. There are left and right breaking reefs. Best around mid tide. Rarely crowded here. Surfing here means negotiating dangerous rips.

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Overall Punta Barandua 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 - Guayas surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Punta Barandua

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Punta Barandua:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	El Mansito	2 mi
Second closest break	Los Capaes	2 mi
Third closest break	Punta Murcielago	3 mi
Fourth closest break	Punta Chulluype	4 mi
Fifth closest break	Punta Blanca	6 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Punta Barandua:
Closest wave buoy	Western Caribbean Buoy	1307 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Yucatan Basin Buoy	1542 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	1746 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Bay of Campeche Buoy	1888 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	East of Bahamas Buoy	1912 mi
Tide stations nearest to Punta Barandua:
Closest tide station	Turbo, Colombia	768 mi
Second closest tide station	Balboa, Panama	775 mi
Third closest tide station	Cristóbal, Panama	799 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Bocas del Toro, Almirante Bay, Panama	802 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Limon, Costa Rica	855 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Punta Barandua:
Closest ski area	Huascaran (Peru)	528 mi
Second closest ski area	Chacaltaya (Bolivia)	1313 mi
Third closest ski area	Ski Arpa (Chile)	2212 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Portillo (Chile)	2231 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Los Penitentes (Argentina)	2232 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Punta Barandua:
Closest city location	Santa Elena (Ecuador)	4 mi
Second closest city location	La Libertad (Ecuador)	6 mi
Third closest city location	Salinas (Ecuador)	10 mi
Fourth closest city location	Playas (Ecuador)	45 mi
Fifth closest city location	Pedro Carbo (Ecuador)	48 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Punta Barandua is General Ulpiano Paez (Salinas) Airport (SNC) in Ecuador, 18 km (11 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Punta Barandua is Simon Bolivar International (Guayaquil) Airport (GYE), also in Ecuador, 106 km (66 miles) away.
• Third is Reales Tamarindos (Portoviejo) Airport (PVO) in Ecuador, 132 km (82 miles) away.
• Eloy Alfaro International (Manta) Airport (MEC) in Ecuador is 138 km (86 miles) away.
• General Serrano (Machala) Airport (MCH), also in Ecuador is the fifth nearest airport to Punta Barandua and is 156 km (97 miles) away.