Surf forecast · Ecuador · Santa Elena
Surf forecast Montañita today
Waves, swell and wind at Montañita (Santa Elena, Ecuador) today and for the next 3 days, every 3 hours of daylight, with a plain verdict per day — flat, small, fun, good or big, offshore or onshore — and the best window to paddle out.
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Right now
Fun onshore.
Montañita surf forecast, next 3 days
- Flat
- Small
- Fun
- Good
- Big
Saturday 24 October
Fun Best window 17:00–18:00: fun, onshore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | 1.3 m · 9 s ↑SW | 0.9 m · 6 s ↑SW | 17–36 km/h ↑WSW onshore |
Sunday 25 October
Fun Best window 06:00–09:00: fun, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.0 m · 9 s ↑SW | 1.0 m · 8 s ↑SW | 3–4 km/h ↑SSE light wind |
| 09:00 | 1.0 m · 9 s ↑SW | 0.9 m · 8 s ↑SW | 5–13 km/h ↑NW light wind |
| 12:00 | 0.9 m · 9 s ↑SW | 0.9 m · 8 s ↑SW | 13–30 km/h ↑W onshore |
| 15:00 | 0.9 m · 9 s ↑SW | 0.9 m · 8 s ↑SW | 13–30 km/h ↑NW onshore |
Monday 26 October
Small Best window 06:00–09:00: small, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 0.8 m · 10 s ↑SW | 0.7 m · 7 s ↑SW | 0–4 km/h ↑SW light wind |
| 09:00 | 0.8 m · 10 s ↑SW | 0.7 m · 7 s ↑SW | 6–16 km/h ↑WSW light wind |
| 12:00 | 0.8 m · 10 s ↑SW | 0.7 m · 8 s ↑SW | 11–26 km/h ↑W onshore |
| 15:00 | 0.8 m · 10 s ↑SW | 0.6 m · 8 s ↑SW | 17–33 km/h ↑NW cross-shore |
Tuesday 27 October
Small Best window 07:00–10:00: small, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 0.8 m · 11 s ↑SW | 0.6 m · 8 s ↑SW | 2–11 km/h ↑W light wind |
| 09:00 | 0.8 m · 11 s ↑SW | 0.6 m · 8 s ↑SW | 5–12 km/h ↑NNW light wind |
| 12:00 | 0.8 m · 11 s ↑SW | 0.5 m · 9 s ↑SW | 9–27 km/h ↑WNW onshore |
| 15:00 | 0.8 m · 11 s ↑SW | 0.5 m · 10 s ↑SW | 11–28 km/h ↑WNW onshore |
Every 3 hours of daylight, local time. Waves = significant height of the whole sea, with the peak period; swell = the long-period part. Arrows point where the waves and the wind are going.
Forecast for Sat 14:00 local time · updated 2026-10-24 19:11 UTC
Waves map around Montañita
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Live significant wave height from NOAA WaveWatch III, averaged over 2° cells: coarser than the forecast above, so near the coast it can differ from it.
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Questions
- Is there surf at Montañita today?
- Fun: waves 1.3 m at 9 s from SW, swell 0.9 m · 6 s SW (Sat 14:00).
- Is the wind offshore at Montañita?
- Wind 16 km/h from WSW: onshore for a beach facing W.
- When is the best time to surf Montañita today?
- 17:00–18:00 (fun, onshore)
- How warm is the water at Montañita?
- 28.8 °C
- Where do the numbers come from?
- The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.
Nearby surf spots
Máncora 254 km · Cabo Blanco 273 km · Lobitos 296 km · Pacasmayo 634 km · Chicama 669 km · Huanchaco 719 km
How it is computed
Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off Montañita, and the Open-Meteo wind at 10 m. Size: flat under 0.3 m, small under 0.8 m, fun under 1.5 m, good under 2.5 m (with a period of 8 s or more), big above. Wind: under 8 km/h light; otherwise offshore, cross-shore or onshore from its angle to the direction the beach faces. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the best mix of size, period and wind. Rebuilt every 3 hours. Live map.