Surf-Forecast | Chabela (Playas de villamil) Surf Guide

Lat Long: 2.64° S 80.40° W

Issued: 6 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Chabela (Playas de villamil) sea temperature is

27.0° C

Chabela (Playas de villamil) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Chabela (Playas de villamil) break guide

Photo by: Gabriel Zamora

Chabela (Playas de villamil) Surf Guide

Chabela (Playas de villamil) in Guayas is an exposed point break that has reasonably consistent surf. Autumn and winter are the favoured times of year for waves. Offshore winds blow from the northeast with some shelter here from northwest winds. Clean groundswells prevail and the best swell direction is from the southwest. There is no point break. Sometimes crowded. Rocks are a hazard.

Chabela (Playas de villamil) Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Point	3	fairly consistent	27.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Chabela (Playas de villamil):

The best conditions reported for surf at Chabela (Playas de villamil) occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northeast.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Chabela (Playas de villamil) (for consistent clean waves)?

marchBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing Chabela (Playas de villamil) with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Autumn and most often the month of March. Clean surfable waves are typically found 41% of the time in March while 51% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 8% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

41%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

51%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Chabela (Playas de villamil) Location Map

Interactive Chabela (Playas de villamil) surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Chabela (Playas de villamil) Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 3 August 2026, 02:08 Local Time

m, °C	Sun	Monday 03
ft, °F	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM
Wave (m)	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross

What does Chabela (Playas de villamil) look like?

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Credit: Gabriel Zamora

Tides at Chabela (Playas de villamil)

Current tide and informaton

For Playas, 2 km from Chabela (Playas de villamil).

Next High Water: 07:16am | 2.1m

Next Low Water: 01:36pm | 0.41m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
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Chabela (Playas de villamil) Sea Temperature

Very warm air temperatures and very warm water(27.0 °C) too at Chabela (Playas de villamil), warm enough for wearing board shorts and a rash vest in the surf. Cloudy, but feeling very pleasant in and out of the water.

Today, many surfers would wear a rashvest wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 27.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite