Punta Mala Surf Forecast

/ Manabi (18 surf breaks) /

Ecuador (61 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (1.56° S 80.83° W)

Surf Forecasts:

Punta Mala surfForecast / Manabi / Ecuador

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 17 Sep 2025 -05

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

Today's Punta Mala sea temperature is 23.9° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Punta Mala today?

The current surf forecast for Punta Mala at 7AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-05) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Sep)	4.5ft (1.3m)	14s
Afternoon (17 Sep)	4ft (1.2m)	14s
Evening (17 Sep)	4ft (1.2m)	14s

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

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		Wednesday 17								Thursday 18								Friday 19
	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	4 PM	7 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period(s) (?)	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	962	868	844	736	726	648	565	557	541	526	398	392	386	286	282	282	277	260	252	210	207	207	175	175
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	W	W
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	on
High Tide / height (m)		11:53PM 2.36				12:09PM 2.39					1:10AM 2.48				1:24PM 2.48				2:08AM 2.64				2:22PM 2.61
Low Tide / height (m)				6:11AM 1.00				6:47PM 0.66					7:25AM 0.85				7:48PM 0.55				8:21AM 0.67

		Wednesday 17								Thursday 18								Friday 19
Sunrise	-	-	-	6:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:13	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:20	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	21	21	21	21	23	23	22	21	21	21	21	21	23	23	23	21	21	21	21	22	23	23	23	22
Feels °C (?)	21	21	21	21	24	24	23	22	22	21	21	21	24	24	24	22	22	22	22	24	24	24	24	24

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Manabi

Wind Update The wind is still cross-on at Punta Mala (light winds from the SSW at Manta/Eloy Alfaro International Airport 70 km from Punta Mala). No surfable waves
39 minutes ago Punta Mala

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