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Level 3/10

Canoa

Manabi, Ecuador
🌀Strong rips👥Crowded

Canoa is a long, beautiful beach break in a laid-back backpacker town. The 17km stretch of sand offers multiple peaks to spread out, with consistent NW swells during the wet season and a chilled-out surf village atmosphere.

3-Day Forecast
Wed
29
15
Poor
0.4m
@16s
10km/h
Today
30
15
Poor
0.4m
@18s
12km/h
Fri
1
15
Poor
0.4m
@17s
12km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
0.4m
W(274°)
Score: 1/25
Period
16s
Long period groundswell
Score: 25/25
Wind
10km/h
WSW(248°)
Score: 9/25
Weather
26°C
0.0mm69%
Windswell Component
0.1mWSW@1s
Secondary Swell
0.2mSW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 5 km/h SW|PM: 11 km/h W
5 km/h vs 11 km/h afternoon

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

1:45 am
High tide - 1.30m
7:49 am
Low tide - -0.55m
2:00 pm
High tide - 1.51m
8:18 pm
Low tide - -0.70m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

15
Poor
Components
Swell Direction6/25
Swell Size1/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind9/25
Raw Score41/100
Adjustments
⚠️ Weak Component-5
🚫 Undersized Capmax 15
Adjusted Score36/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score15

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
NW (315°)
Direction range
290° - 340°
Size range
0.9m - 2.4m
Ideal size
1.9m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
14s+

Wind Requirements

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

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
mid to high
Optimal range
0.4m - 1.5m

Water temp

25°C

Wetsuit

Boardshorts / Rashguard

Difficulty

3/10

Crowd level

5/10

Access: Backpacker town. Long beach.

Best Season

Peak: Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr

Secondary: May-Nov

Best December-April. Backpacker town.

Getting There

Airport
MEC
Drive time
90 min
Data quality
verified

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