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Punta Suspiro in Esmiraldas is an exposed point break that has reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the southeast. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the northwest.The break here is a left hand point. 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 Punta Suspiro 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 - Esmeraldas surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Punta Suspiro

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Punta Suspiro:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Portete	1 mi
Second closest break	Mompiche	2 mi
Third closest break	Bocana del Cojimies	11 mi
Fourth closest break	Estero del Plátano	19 mi
Fifth closest break	Casa Blanca	22 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Punta Suspiro:
Closest wave buoy	Western Caribbean Buoy	1127 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Yucatan Basin Buoy	1375 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	1576 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East of Bahamas Buoy	1721 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	SW Atlantic Buoy	1737 mi
Tide stations nearest to Punta Suspiro:
Closest tide station	Turbo, Colombia	577 mi
Second closest tide station	Balboa, Panama	587 mi
Third closest tide station	Cristóbal, Panama	612 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Bocas del Toro, Almirante Bay, Panama	631 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Covenas, Colombia	681 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Punta Suspiro:
Closest ski area	Huascaran (Peru)	685 mi
Second closest ski area	Chacaltaya (Bolivia)	1428 mi
Third closest ski area	Ski Arpa (Chile)	2375 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Portillo (Chile)	2393 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Los Penitentes (Argentina)	2395 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Punta Suspiro:
Closest city location	Muisne (Ecuador)	7 mi
Second closest city location	Pedernales (Ecuador)	29 mi
Third closest city location	Propicia (Ecuador)	39 mi
Fourth closest city location	Esmeraldas (Ecuador)	40 mi
Fifth closest city location	Rosa Zarate (Ecuador)	42 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Punta Suspiro is Eloy Alfaro International (Manta) Airport (MEC) in Ecuador, which is 175 km (109 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Punta Suspiro is Reales Tamarindos (Portoviejo) Airport (PVO), also in Ecuador, 177 km (110 miles) away.
• The third closest airport is Mariscal Sucre International (Quito) Airport (UIO), also in Ecuador, 187 km (116 miles) away.