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Level 3/10

Canoa

Manabi, Ecuador
🌀Strong rips👥Crowded

Canoa is a long, beautiful beach break in a laid-back backpacker town. The 17km stretch of sand offers multiple peaks to spread out, with consistent NW swells during the wet season and a chilled-out surf village atmosphere.

3-Day Forecast
Today
30
15
Poor
0.4m
@17s
10km/h
Tue
31
15
Poor
0.3m
@16s
8km/h
Wed
1
15
Poor
0.4m
@15s
9km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
0.4m
SW(221°)
Score: 1/25
Period
17s
Long period groundswell
Score: 25/25
Wind
10km/h
WSW(239°)
Score: 10/25
Weather
27°C
0.0mm76%
Secondary Swell
0.2mWNW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon
AM: 7 km/h SSW|PM: 10 km/h W
Similar wind — afternoon has better tide for this spot
High tide at 1pm (1.4m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

1:16 am
High tide - 1.11m
7:30 am
Low tide - -0.74m
1:46 pm
High tide - 1.35m
8:03 pm
Low tide - -0.74m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

15
Poor
Components
Swell Direction0/25
Swell Size1/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind10/25
Raw Score36/100
Adjustments
⚠️ Weak Component-15
🚫 Undersized Capmax 15
Adjusted Score21/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score15

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
NW (315°)
Direction range
290° - 340°
Size range
0.9m - 2.4m
Ideal size
1.9m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
14s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
ESE (112°)
Offshore range
90° - 135°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
mid to high
Optimal range
0.4m - 1.5m

Water temp

25°C

Wetsuit

Boardshorts / Rashguard

Difficulty

3/10

Crowd level

5/10

Access: Backpacker town. Long beach.

Best Season

Peak: Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr

Secondary: May-Nov

Best December-April. Backpacker town.

Getting There

Airport
MEC
Drive time
90 min
Data quality
verified

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