Study Spanish and Surf in Ecuador

Ecuador Surfing!

Ecuador is a fantastic country and worth a visit whether you are surfing or not. But if you are looking at thispage then it is the surfing that you'll be interested in.
Ecuador is ON the equator  so it’s the warmest place on earth! You defiantly DON’T need a wetsuit here! Its a great place to lean , but for the experinced surfer it comes into its own.
The Ecuadorian coast has over 30 surf spots. During the months between December and May, the Ecuadorian coast gets hit by N-NW-W and S swells. Some of those swells are produced in remote places like the Arctic sea. Beach breaks, reef breaks, point breaks - you name it, you will find it! From 3 feet up to 10 feet, some of them with more power than the others. The remarkable point about this time of the year is that the wind blows off shore in the mornings, at lunch time this wind stops and gets a little bit on shore and in late afternoon it glasses off. There is a condition for everyone.

We are located at Manta and Manta is truly a world class surfing destination It is the Mecca for surfing in South America!  Its that good that it was the host for the WORLD SURFING GAMES in 2004!  El Rompecoco, famous for a great beach break ,is located in the heart of a city port Manta. It is perfect on both sides, very intense and has tubes big enough to put your VW inside of them! Playa El Murcielago is situated outside Manta and is a right hand beach break that is hollow (i.e. a pipeline) fast and powerful. This is an excellent surf spot for intermediate to advanced surfers! This spot breaks all year long, sometimes there are no waves but you can still have fun on small days because it's a very powerful wave. It breaks better with northern swells but also with any other small, medium, or big swell
 

Other surf spots in Ecuador!

Between the towns of Playas and Manta, there are about 15 better known breaks.  

Santa Loca: Only 12 Km. (8 miles) south of Manta is a tiny fishing village call Santa Loca. Here you can find Ecuador's longest wave. It is a point break with a very  long lefthander that starts with a soft take-off, then peels into a bay. When you finish your ride from point A to point B, you sure will have rubber legs. Normally you can ride this wave for over 800 m.
 
Canoa Beach: Here is one of Ecuador's most consistent beach breaks. With perfect A-frames peaks breaking along a coast that is over 10 Km. long.

Suspiro: One of Ecuador's best waves. A point break that breaks over a rock-reef sanded bottom with a full barreling first section, top to bottom barrels and is located in one of Ecuador's most beautiful areas, a real paradise in earth. Very hard to get to and it is called Ecuador’s best kept secret. 

Pipelines: A world class beach break, again top to bottom barrels in a deserted beach with no other surfers around than the buddies you are traveling with.

Montanita: A very good world class right-hander with some heavy barrels at low tides

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