Surf-Forecast | Las Tunas Surf Guide

Lat Long: 1.62° S 80.84° W

Issued: 6 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Las Tunas sea temperature is

27.6°C

Las Tunas surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Las Tunas Surf Guide

Las Tunas in Manabi is an exposed beach and reef break that has fairly consistent surf. Autumn and winter are the best times of year for waves. Works best in offshore winds from the east northeast. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the southwest. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights as well as a left hand reef break. It very rarely gets crowded here. Watch out for rips, rocks.

Las Tunas Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and reef	2	fairly consistent	27.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Las Tunas:

The best conditions reported for surf at Las Tunas occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East-northeast.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Las Tunas (for consistent clean waves)?

marchBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing Las Tunas 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 50% of the time in March while 42% 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

50%

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

blown out

42%

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 Las Tunas Location Map

Interactive Las Tunas 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. The closest passenger airport to Las Tunas is General Ulpiano Paez (Salinas) Airport (SNC) in Ecuador, 67 km (42 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Las Tunas is Eloy Alfaro International (Manta) Airport (MEC), also in Ecuador, 77 km (48 miles) away.

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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.

Las Tunas Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 4 November 2026, 09:36 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 04
ft, °F	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM
Wave (m)	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period (s)	13	16	16	16
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	on	on	on

Tides at Las Tunas

Current tide and informaton

For Puerto Lopez, Ecuador, 6 km from Las Tunas.

Next High Water: 11:56am | 2.39m

Next Low Water: 06:13pm | 0.69m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

Las Tunas Sea Temperature

Very warm air temperatures and very warm water(27.6 °C) too at Las Tunas, 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*: 27.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite