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Level 5/10

Salinas Points

Guayas, Ecuador
🪨Rocks👥Crowded

Salinas is Ecuador's westernmost point and a wealthy resort town with multiple surf breaks around the peninsula. The various point and reef breaks offer options for different conditions and skill levels.

3-Day Forecast
Wed
29
24
Poor
1.1m
@15s
13km/h
Today
30
17
Poor
0.9m
@15s
13km/h
Fri
1
13
Poor
0.6m
@17s
13km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
1.1m
SSW(209°)
Score: 5/25
Period
15s
Long period groundswell
Score: 25/25
Wind
13km/h
WSW(239°)
Score: 4/25
Weather
26°C
0.0mm74%
Windswell Component
0.2mSW@2s
Secondary Swell
0.6mSW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 9 km/h SW|PM: 14 km/h WSW
Lighter winds early (9 km/h)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

3:29 am
High tide - 0.77m
9:30 am
Low tide - -0.79m
3:40 pm
High tide - 0.94m
10:00 pm
Low tide - -0.95m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

24
Poor
Components
Swell Direction0/25
Swell Size5/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind4/25
Raw Score34/100
Adjustments
⚠️ Weak Component-10
🚫 Undersized Capmax 64
Adjusted Score24/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score24

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
W (270°)
Direction range
225° - 315°
Size range
1.2m - 2.4m
Ideal size
2.0m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
14s+

Wind Requirements

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

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
all
Optimal range
0.4m - 1.5m

Water temp

24°C

Wetsuit

Boardshorts / Rashguard

Difficulty

5/10

Crowd level

5/10

Access: Wealthy resort town. Multiple breaks.

Best Season

Peak: Jan-Dec

Year-round. Multiple breaks in area.

Getting There

Airport
GYE
Drive time
150 min
Data quality
community

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