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Level 4/10

Puerto Cayo

Manabi, Ecuador
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Puerto Cayo is a mellow right point break in a small fishing port. The wave offers fun, workable walls for intermediate surfers during NW swell events, with a quiet village atmosphere.

3-Day Forecast
Today
30
22
Poor
0.7m
@17s
11km/h
Tue
31
27
Poor
0.7m
@16s
8km/h
Wed
1
21
Poor
0.6m
@18s
11km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
0.7m
SW(221°)
Score: 3/25
Period
17s
Long period groundswell
Score: 25/25
Wind
11km/h
SW(232°)
Score: 9/25
Weather
28°C
0.0mm83%
Windswell Component
0.1mSW@1s
Secondary Swell
0.2mNW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon
AM: 12 km/h S|PM: 10 km/h WSW
Lighter winds later (10 km/h)
Tide at 1pm (1.2m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

1:21 am
High tide - 0.98m
7:35 am
Low tide - -0.66m
1:51 pm
High tide - 1.22m
8:10 pm
Low tide - -0.64m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

22
Poor
Components
Swell Direction0/25
Swell Size3/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind9/25
Raw Score37/100
Adjustments
⚠️ Weak Component-15
🚫 Undersized Capmax 44
Adjusted Score22/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score22

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
NW (315°)
Direction range
290° - 340°
Size range
0.9m - 1.8m
Ideal size
1.5m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
14s+

Wind Requirements

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

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
mid
Optimal range
0.4m - 1.5m

Water temp

24°C

Wetsuit

Boardshorts / Rashguard

Difficulty

4/10

Crowd level

2/10

Access: Small fishing port. Easy access.

Best Season

Peak: Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr

Secondary: May, Jun, Nov

Best December-April with NW swells.

Getting There

Airport
MEC
Drive time
90 min
Data quality
community

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