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Level 4/10

Playas

Guayas, Ecuador
🪨Rocks👥Crowded

Playas (officially General Villamil) is the closest surf to Guayaquil, making it popular with city surfers. The area has several right point breaks that offer consistent waves year-round.

3-Day Forecast
Wed
29
35
Poor
0.7m
@15s
12km/h
Today
30
15
Poor
0.4m
@15s
13km/h
Fri
1
30
Poor
0.6m
@17s
12km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
0.7m
SW(230°)
Score: 3/25
Period
15s
Long period groundswell
Score: 25/25
Wind
12km/h
W(264°)
Score: 5/25
Weather
27°C
0.0mm76%
Windswell Component
0.1mW@2s
Secondary Swell
0.4mSW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon
AM: 11 km/h W|PM: 10 km/h W
Lighter winds later (10 km/h)
Tide at 2pm (1.4m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

2:02 am
High tide - 1.17m
8:03 am
Low tide - -0.36m
2:15 pm
High tide - 1.36m
8:35 pm
Low tide - -0.52m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

35
Poor
Components
Swell Direction7/25
Swell Size3/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind5/25
Raw Score40/100
Adjustments
⚠️ Weak Component-5
🚫 Undersized Capmax 44
Adjusted Score35/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score35

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
W (270°)
Direction range
225° - 315°
Size range
0.9m - 2.4m
Ideal size
1.9m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
14s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
ENE (67°)
Offshore range
45° - 90°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
mid
Optimal range
0.4m - 1.5m

Water temp

24°C

Wetsuit

Boardshorts / Rashguard

Difficulty

4/10

Crowd level

6/10

Access: Closest surf to Guayaquil.

Best Season

Peak: Jan-Dec

Year-round. Closest surf to Guayaquil.

Getting There

Airport
GYE
Drive time
90 min
Data quality
community

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