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Level 4/10

Playas

Guayas, Ecuador
🪨Rocks👥Crowded

Playas (officially General Villamil) is the closest surf to Guayaquil, making it popular with city surfers. The area has several right point breaks that offer consistent waves year-round.

3-Day Forecast
Today
30
30
Poor
0.6m
@17s
11km/h
Tue
31
30
Poor
0.5m
@16s
8km/h
Wed
1
30
Poor
0.6m
@18s
13km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
0.6m
SW(227°)
Score: 2/25
Period
17s
Long period groundswell
Score: 25/25
Wind
11km/h
WNW(299°)
Score: 8/25
Weather
27°C
0.0mm72%
Windswell Component
0.1mWSW@1s
Secondary Swell
0.3mSW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 6 km/h WNW|PM: 12 km/h WNW
6 km/h vs 12 km/h afternoon
Tide at 7am (-0.6m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

1:33 am
High tide - 0.97m
7:44 am
Low tide - -0.60m
2:03 pm
High tide - 1.22m
8:24 pm
Low tide - -0.59m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

30
Poor
Components
Swell Direction6/25
Swell Size2/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind8/25
Raw Score41/100
Adjustments
⚠️ Weak Component-5
🚫 Undersized Capmax 30
Adjusted Score36/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score30

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
W (270°)
Direction range
225° - 315°
Size range
0.9m - 2.4m
Ideal size
1.9m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
14s+

Wind Requirements

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

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
mid
Optimal range
0.4m - 1.5m

Water temp

24°C

Wetsuit

Boardshorts / Rashguard

Difficulty

4/10

Crowd level

6/10

Access: Closest surf to Guayaquil.

Best Season

Peak: Jan-Dec

Year-round. Closest surf to Guayaquil.

Getting There

Airport
GYE
Drive time
90 min
Data quality
community

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