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Punta Murcielago in Guayas is an exposed reef and point break that has fairly consistent surf. Spring and Summer provide the favoured conditions. The best wind direction is from the southeast. Clean groundswells prevail and the best swell direction is from the northwest. There is a left breaking reef and there is a left hand point break too. Rarely crowded here. Hazards include rips and rocks.

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Overall Punta Murcielago 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 Murcielago

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Punta Murcielago:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Los Capaes	1 mi
Second closest break	Punta Chulluype	1 mi
Third closest break	Punta Barandua	3 mi
Fourth closest break	Punta San Lorenzo	3 mi
Fifth closest break	El Mansito	5 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Punta Murcielago:
Closest wave buoy	Western Caribbean Buoy	1308 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Yucatan Basin Buoy	1543 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	1750 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Bay of Campeche Buoy	1888 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	East of Bahamas Buoy	1914 mi
Tide stations nearest to Punta Murcielago:
Closest tide station	Turbo, Colombia	771 mi
Second closest tide station	Balboa, Panama	777 mi
Third closest tide station	Cristóbal, Panama	801 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Bocas del Toro, Almirante Bay, Panama	804 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Limon, Costa Rica	856 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Punta Murcielago:
Closest ski area	Huascaran (Peru)	528 mi
Second closest ski area	Chacaltaya (Bolivia)	1314 mi
Third closest ski area	Ski Arpa (Chile)	2211 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Portillo (Chile)	2230 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Los Penitentes (Argentina)	2232 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Punta Murcielago:
Closest city location	Santa Elena (Ecuador)	2 mi
Second closest city location	La Libertad (Ecuador)	4 mi
Third closest city location	Salinas (Ecuador)	7 mi
Fourth closest city location	Playas (Ecuador)	45 mi
Fifth closest city location	Pedro Carbo (Ecuador)	50 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Punta Murcielago is General Ulpiano Paez (Salinas) Airport (SNC) in Ecuador, 13 km (8 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Punta Murcielago is Simon Bolivar International (Guayaquil) Airport (GYE), also in Ecuador, 109 km (68 miles) away.
• Third is Reales Tamarindos (Portoviejo) Airport (PVO) in Ecuador, 136 km (84 miles) away.
• Eloy Alfaro International (Manta) Airport (MEC) in Ecuador is 141 km (88 miles) away.
• General Serrano (Machala) Airport (MCH), also in Ecuador is the fifth nearest airport to Punta Murcielago and is 156 km (97 miles) away.