Manabí, Ecuador
Ayampe
Beginner
Rivermouth break
Sand bottom
Peels both
0.4–2 m
Any tide
A quiet rivermouth-and-beach between Montañita and Puerto López with soft, mellow peaks and a bohemian village in the dry forest. Ecuador's best learn-to-surf rivermouth, with far more wildlife than people.
Hazards
Rip
Conditions
- Best swell
- S, SW, W
- Best wind
- W, NW
- Season
- Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar
- Wave size
- 0.4–2 m
- Wave quality
- Consistency
- Crowd
- Coordinates
- -1.8230, -80.7290
Facilities
ParkingToiletsCafeSurf SchoolCamping