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Level 4/10

Puerto Cayo

Manabi, Ecuador
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Puerto Cayo is a mellow right point break in a small fishing port. The wave offers fun, workable walls for intermediate surfers during NW swell events, with a quiet village atmosphere.

3-Day Forecast
Today
15
46
Fair
1.4m
@17s
9km/h
Mon
16
40
Poor
1.2m
@17s
9km/h
Tue
17
33
Poor
1.0m
@16s
10km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
1.4m
SW(224°)
Score: 20/25
Period
17s
Long period groundswell
Score: 25/25
Wind
9km/h
WSW(247°)
Score: 11/25
Weather
28°C
0.0mm65%
Secondary Swell
0.5mSW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

6:55 am
Low tide - -0.39m
1:25 pm
High tide - 0.90m
7:34 pm
Low tide - -0.23m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

46
Fair
Components
Swell Direction0/25
Swell Size20/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind11/25
Raw Score56/100
Adjustments
⚠️ Weak Component-10
Adjusted Score46/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score46

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
NW (315°)
Direction range
290° - 340°
Size range
0.9m - 1.8m
Ideal size
1.5m
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
Optimal range
0.4m - 1.5m

Water temp

24°C

Wetsuit

Boardshorts / Rashguard

Difficulty

4/10

Crowd level

2/10

Access: Small fishing port. Easy access.

Best Season

Peak: Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr

Secondary: May, Jun, Nov

Best December-April with NW swells.

Getting There

Airport
MEC
Drive time
90 min
Data quality
community

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