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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
Today
15
32
Poor
0.9m
@18s
9km/h
Mon
16
31
Poor
0.8m
@17s
9km/h
Tue
17
22
Poor
0.7m
@16s
10km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
0.9m
WSW(237°)
Score: 8/25
Period
18s
Long period groundswell
Score: 23/25
Wind
9km/h
WNW(287°)
Score: 11/25
Weather
27°C
0.0mm75%
Secondary Swell
0.3mWNW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

6:48 am
Low tide - -0.44m
1:18 pm
High tide - 0.98m
7:22 pm
Low tide - -0.29m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

32
Poor
Components
Swell Direction0/25
Swell Size8/25
Swell Period23/25
Wind11/25
Raw Score42/100
Adjustments
⚠️ Weak Component-10
Adjusted Score32/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score32

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°
Best window
morning

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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