Strike Mission
Reef
left
Level 5/10

La Rinconada

Guayas, Ecuador
🪸Sharp reef🌀Strong rips

La Rinconada is a left reef break just south of Montanita point, offering an alternative when the main break is too crowded. The wave works best with SW swells and offers quality walls over the coral reef.

3-Day Forecast
Today
30
30
Poor
0.7m
@17s
12km/h
Tue
31
30
Poor
0.6m
@16s
9km/h
Wed
1
30
Poor
0.6m
@18s
12km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
0.7m
SSW(211°)
Score: 2/25
Period
17s
Long period groundswell
Score: 25/25
Wind
12km/h
W(281°)
Score: 5/25
Weather
26°C
0.0mm59%
Windswell Component
0.1mWSW@1s
Secondary Swell
0.3mSW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 8 km/h SSW|PM: 14 km/h WNW
8 km/h vs 14 km/h afternoon
Tide at 9am (-0.8m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

3:00 am
High tide - 0.77m
9:10 am
Low tide - -0.82m
3:31 pm
High tide - 0.98m
9:46 pm
Low tide - -0.81m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

30
Poor
Components
Swell Direction16/25
Swell Size2/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind5/25
Raw Score48/100
Adjustments
⚠️ Weak Component-5
🚫 Undersized Capmax 30
Adjusted Score43/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score30

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
SW (225°)
Direction range
200° - 250°
Size range
1.2m - 2.4m
Ideal size
2.1m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
16s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
ENE (67°)
Offshore range
45° - 90°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
mid
Optimal range
0.4m - 1.4m

Water temp

24°C

Wetsuit

Boardshorts / Rashguard

Difficulty

5/10

Crowd level

4/10

Access: South of Montanita point.

Best Season

Peak: Apr-Nov

Secondary: Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar

Best with SW swells April-November.

Getting There

Airport
GYE
Drive time
180 min
Data quality
community

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