Strike Mission
Reef
both
Level 5/10

Portete Island

Mompiche, Esmeraldas, Ecuador
🪸Sharp reef🪨Rocks

Portete Island sits just offshore from Mompiche, offering an alternative when the main point is too crowded. The reef break produces both lefts and rights over the coral bottom, with easy boat access from the main beach.

10-Day Forecast
Today
21
19
Poor
0.9m
@14s
11km/h
Mon
22
11
Poor
0.7m
@13s
12km/h
Tue
23
30
Poor
0.8m
@15s
7km/h
Wed
24
19
Poor
0.7m
@13s
12km/h
Thu
25
15
Poor
0.5m
@15s
11km/h
Fri
26
26
Poor
0.8m
@15s
10km/h
Sat
27
16
Poor
0.7m
@14s
12km/h
Sun
28
20
Poor
0.6m
@13s
9km/h
Mon
29
24
Poor
0.6m
@13s
10km/h
Tue
30
29
Poor
0.6m
@13s
8km/h
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Today's Conditions

Find Flights
Swell
0.9m
WSW(241°)
Score: 3/25
Period
14s
Long period groundswell
Score: 25/25
Wind
11km/h
SW(227°)
Score: 9/25
Weather
27°C
0.0mm21%
Windswell Component
0.3mSW@2s
Secondary Swell
0.5mWSW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon
AM: 11 km/h S|PM: 12 km/h WSW
Similar wind — afternoon has better tide for this spot
Low tide at 2pm (-0.5m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

1:45 am
Low tide - -0.72m
8:08 am
High tide - 1.66m
2:23 pm
Low tide - -0.50m
8:27 pm
High tide - 1.37m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

19
Poor
Components
Swell Direction0/25
Swell Size3/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind9/25
Raw Score37/100
Adjustments
🌊 Tide-3
⚠️ Weak Component-15
🚫 Undersized Capmax 44
Adjusted Score19/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score19
🌊 Too low for this tide window
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Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
NW (315°)
Direction range
290° - 340°
Size range
1.2m - 2.4m
Ideal size
2.1m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
14s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
SE (135°)
Offshore range
110° - 160°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
low to mid
Optimal range
0.4m - 1.4m

Water temp

26°C

Wetsuit

Boardshorts / Rashguard

Difficulty

5/10

Crowd level

2/10

Access: Short boat ride from Mompiche beach.

Best Season

Peak: Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr

Secondary: May, Jun, Nov

Best December-April with NW swells.

Getting There

Airport
ESM
Drive time
120 min
Boat required
$15
Data quality
community

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