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Punta Carnero in Guayas is an exposed point break that only works when conditions are just right. Autumn and winter are the favoured times of year for waves. Offshore winds are from the northeast. Clean groundswells prevail and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest.There is a left hand point break here. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Submerged rocks are a hazard.

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Overall Punta Carnero 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 Carnero

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Punta Carnero:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Anconcito	2 mi
Second closest break	Elle Muelle de Ecuasal	2 mi
Third closest break	La FAE	4 mi
Fourth closest break	Punta San Lorenzo	5 mi
Fifth closest break	El Miramar	6 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Punta Carnero:
Closest wave buoy	Western Caribbean Buoy	1315 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Yucatan Basin Buoy	1549 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	1756 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Bay of Campeche Buoy	1892 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	East of Bahamas Buoy	1922 mi
Tide stations nearest to Punta Carnero:
Closest tide station	Turbo, Colombia	778 mi
Second closest tide station	Balboa, Panama	784 mi
Third closest tide station	Cristóbal, Panama	808 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Bocas del Toro, Almirante Bay, Panama	810 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Limon, Costa Rica	862 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Punta Carnero:
Closest ski area	Huascaran (Peru)	523 mi
Second closest ski area	Chacaltaya (Bolivia)	1311 mi
Third closest ski area	Ski Arpa (Chile)	2206 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Portillo (Chile)	2224 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Los Penitentes (Argentina)	2227 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Punta Carnero:
Closest city location	La Libertad (Ecuador)	4 mi
Second closest city location	Salinas (Ecuador)	6 mi
Third closest city location	Santa Elena (Ecuador)	6 mi
Fourth closest city location	Playas (Ecuador)	44 mi
Fifth closest city location	Pedro Carbo (Ecuador)	57 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Punta Carnero is General Ulpiano Paez (Salinas) Airport (SNC) in Ecuador, 13 km (8 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Punta Carnero is Simon Bolivar International (Guayaquil) Airport (GYE), also in Ecuador, 116 km (72 miles) away.
• Third is Reales Tamarindos (Portoviejo) Airport (PVO) in Ecuador, 148 km (92 miles) away.
• General Serrano (Machala) Airport (MCH) in Ecuador is 152 km (94 miles) away.
• Eloy Alfaro International (Manta) Airport (MEC), also in Ecuador is the fifth nearest airport to Punta Carnero and is 152 km (94 miles) away.