Montanita Surf Break

Lat Long: 1.71° S 80.80° W

Montanita, Ecuador Weather Observations

Issued: 12 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Montanita sea temperature is
26.2°C
4.9° 

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

Current weather conditions and live observations for Montanita based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Montanita right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Montanita

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Salinas/Gen Ulpi Airport

57 km S8 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
25
moderate winds from the WSW
(24 km/h at 240°)
27 °C10.0
10.0
few
scattered
broken

Manta/Eloy Alfaro International Airport

86 km N190 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
20
moderate winds from the SW
(22 km/h at 220°)
28 °C10.0
10.0
broken
-
-

Guayaquil/José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport

114 km ESE211 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
20
light winds from the SW
(19 km/h at 220°)
29 °C10.0
10.0
scattered
scattered

Gen Rivadeneira Airport

153 km ENE10 m above sea level

3 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
5
light winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 180 to 290 degs)
(7 km/h at 230°)
29 °C10.0
10.0
broken
broken

Tumbes Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport

206 km SSE158 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
15
light winds from the W
(13 km/h at 260°)
27 °C10.0
10.0
broken

Machala Larrea Airport

211 km SSE52 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
5
light winds from the WNW
(7 km/h at 300°)
28 °C10.0
10.0
few
broken
-

Cuenca/Mariscal Airport

240 km ESE2531 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
wind obs. (19 kph from 50 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
- °C10.0
10.0
few
scattered
-

Latacunga/Cotopaxi Airport

258 km ENE2768 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
wind obs. (26 kph from 170 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
14 °C10.0
10.0
few
broken

Ciudad de Catamayo Airport

298 km SSE1237 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearDry and partly cloudy
20
moderate winds from the E
(22 km/h at 100°)
30 °C10.0
10.0
few
broken
-

Shell Mera Airport

305 km E2474 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
5
calm
(4 km/h at 30°)
- °C10.0
10.0
scattered
scattered
-

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Montanita and within an acceptable time window.

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