Beach
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Level 3/10

Playa Negra Mompiche

Esmeraldas, Ecuador
🌀Strong rips

Playa Negra is the mellow beach break in Mompiche town, perfect for beginners or when the main point is too powerful. The dark sand beach offers consistent, forgiving waves with an easy paddle out.

3-Day Forecast
Today
30
17
Poor
0.5m
@15s
15km/h
Tue
31
15
Poor
0.4m
@12s
11km/h
Wed
1
15
Poor
0.4m
@13s
14km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
0.5m
SW(223°)
Score: 2/25
Period
15s
Long period groundswell
Score: 25/25
Wind
15km/h
WSW(241°)
Score: 0/25
Weather
27°C
0.0mm70%
Secondary Swell
0.2mWNW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon
AM: 14 km/h SSW|PM: 13 km/h WSW
Similar wind — afternoon has better tide for this spot
High tide at 1pm (1.4m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

1:14 am
High tide - 1.21m
7:27 am
Low tide - -0.78m
1:43 pm
High tide - 1.43m
8:00 pm
Low tide - -0.78m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

17
Poor
Components
Swell Direction5/25
Swell Size2/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind0/25
Raw Score32/100
Adjustments
⚠️ Weak Component-15
🚫 Undersized Capmax 30
Adjusted Score17/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score17

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
W (270°)
Direction range
225° - 315°
Size range
0.9m - 1.8m
Ideal size
1.5m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
14s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
E (90°)
Offshore range
70° - 110°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
high
Optimal range
0.4m - 1.5m

Water temp

26°C

Wetsuit

Boardshorts / Rashguard

Difficulty

3/10

Crowd level

3/10

Access: Beach break in Mompiche town.

Best Season

Peak: Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr

Secondary: May-Nov

Works year-round. Best at high tide.

Getting There

Airport
ESM
Drive time
120 min
Data quality
community

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