Surf-Forecast | Viejamar Surf Guide

Lat Long: 1.65° S 80.83° W

Issued: 6 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Viejamar sea temperature is

27.6°C

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

Photo by: Rodrigo Alonso

Viejamar Surf Guide

Viejamar in Manabi is an exposed beach break that has very consistent surf. Autumn and winter are the best times of year for waves. Offshore winds are from the east northeast. Clean groundswells prevail and the ideal swell angle is from the southwest. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Sometimes crowded. Beware of rips, undertow.

Viejamar Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	3	very consistent	27.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Viejamar:

The best conditions reported for surf at Viejamar 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 Viejamar (for consistent clean waves)?

marchBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing Viejamar 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 Viejamar Location Map

Interactive Viejamar 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 Viejamar is General Ulpiano Paez (Salinas) Airport (SNC) in Ecuador, 65 km (40 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Viejamar is Reales Tamarindos (Portoviejo) Airport (PVO), also in Ecuador, 78 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.

Viejamar Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Sunday, 1 November 2026, 11:30 Local Time

m, °C	Sunday 01
ft, °F	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM
Wave (m)	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period (s)	6	6	5	5
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	on	on	on

What does Viejamar look like?

Latest photos from Viejamar. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.

Credit: Rodrigo Alonso Credit: Rodrigo Alonso Credit: Rodrigo Alonso

Tides at Viejamar

Current tide and informaton

For Ayampe, 6 km from Viejamar.

Next High Water: 09:00pm | 2.04m

Next Low Water: 02:25pm | 0.4m

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

Viejamar Sea Temperature

Very warm air temperatures and very warm water(27.6 °C) too at Viejamar, 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