Santa Elena, Ecuador
Montañita
Intermediate
Point break
Sand bottom
Peels both
0.7–3 m
Any tide
Ecuador's surf-party capital: a consistent point-and-beach at the mouth of a small river with fast rights and lefts on south swell. The most reliable wave on the Ecuadorian coast, wrapped in a backpacker town that never quite sleeps.
Hazards
RipStrong CurrentCrowds
Conditions
- Best swell
- S, SSW, SW
- Best wind
- W, NW
- Season
- Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May
- Wave size
- 0.7–3 m
- Wave quality
- Consistency
- Crowd
- Coordinates
- -2.1840, -80.7550
Facilities
ParkingToiletsCafeSurf SchoolBoard Rental