Montanita Surf Forecast

/ Guayas (24 surf breaks) /

Ecuador (61 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (1.71° S 80.80° W)

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Montanita surfForecast / Guayas / Ecuador

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 11 Aug 2025 -05

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

Today's Montanita sea temperature is 23.4° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Montanita today?

The current surf forecast for Montanita at 12AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-05) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Aug)	-	-
Afternoon (12 Aug)	2.5ft (0.8m)	16s
Evening (12 Aug)	3ft (0.9m)	15s

Table - waves today at Montanita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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	Monday 11			Tuesday 12								Wednesday 13								Thursday 14
	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period(s) (?)	16	16	15	15	15	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	396	454	463	450	464	393	369	365	330	307	305	310	254	243	235	236	223	218	235	206	238	245	245	240
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	W	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSW	SW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on
High Tide / height (m)		5:13PM 2.26				5:42AM 2.46				5:56PM 2.26				6:20AM 2.46				6:40PM 2.21					7:01AM 2.39
Low Tide / height (m)				11:23PM 0.13				11:55AM 0.26				12:03AM 0.18				12:37PM 0.24				12:45AM 0.26

	Monday 11			Tuesday 12								Wednesday 13								Thursday 14
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	6:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:26	-	-
Sunset	6:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:29	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:29	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	21	20	20	20	20	20	21	22	21	21	20	20	20	20	21	22	22	21	21	20	20	20	22	22
Feels °C (?)	22	21	21	21	21	21	22	23	22	22	20	20	21	21	22	23	23	23	22	20	20	21	23	22

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Guayas

Wind Update The wind is still cross-on at Montanita (light winds from the SSW at Manta/Eloy Alfaro International Airport 86 km from Montanita). 0.8m 16s long period groundswell from the SW with a 0.6m 5s windswell, also from the SW and a 0.3m 11s groundswell, also from the SW as well as a 0.3m 12s groundswell, also from the SW. 4 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
1 hour 45 minutes ago Montanita

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