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Engabao

Guayas · Intermediate Poor
1.5m
3/10
12s 18 km/h
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Engabao - surf spot in Guayas
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About Engabao

Engabao is a quality point break located in the Guayas province, a short distance from Guayaquil, which makes it the favorite weekend destination of surfers from Ecuador's largest city. Its wave is a long, consistent right that offers good rides and well-shaped sections, ideal for intermediate surfers looking for quality without straying too far from the city. The village keeps its fishing-cove character, with a quiet, authentic atmosphere that contrasts with the nearby urban bustle. The water is warm all year round, allowing surfing in boardshorts, and its best season runs from January to May, when the best swells arrive. For the Ecuadorian surfer or the traveler passing through Guayaquil, Engabao is a perfect getaway that combines good waves, proximity and the simple charm of a fishing village on the Pacific coast.

Characteristics

Level
Requires basic paddling and pop-up skills. Moderate power.
· 📅 January to May ·
Surface
Type of seabed where the waves break.
·
Direction
Direction the wave breaks as seen from the water.

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-2.5594°, -80.5112° Guayas
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Engabao — Guayas

Current Conditions

Updated 19/10/2026 00:03

Poor
3/10

Waves

1.5m

10.1s period

Primary Swell

1.1m

11.7s SW

Wind

18 km/h

Gusts 32 km/h SSW

Secondary Swell

0.7m

4.4s SW

Temp.

28.7°C

🩳 Boardshorts

UV

0.0

Low

Visibility

4.6 km

Moderate

Sun & Moon

☀️
↑ 06:01
↓ 18:12
🌙
↑ 13:10
↓ 00:54
🌗 First Quarter

Neap tides

Tide

Falling

Low Tide 03:10 - 0.76m

Best Time to Surf Today

09:00 - 12:00

🌊 1.3m 💨 8 km/h
Good 6/10 avg.

Today's Tides

Low Tide

03:10

0.76m

High Tide

08:50

1.25m

Low Tide

15:23

0.56m

High Tide

22:21

1.37m

Weekly Summary

Today

1.2m-1.5m

12s

SW SW SW
13 km/h
🌗

Tomorrow

1.2m-1.4m

11s

SW SW SW
14 km/h
🌗

Wed

1.3m-1.3m

13s

SW SW SW
11 km/h
🌖

Thu

1.3m-1.4m

12s

SW SW SW
11 km/h
🌖

Fri

1.2m-1.4m

11s

SW SW SW
7 km/h
🌖

Sat

1.0m-1.2m

8s

SW SW SW
8 km/h
🌖

Sun

0.8m-1.0m

8s

SW SW SW
7 km/h
🌕

Mon

0.8m-0.8m

9s

SW SW SW
6 km/h
🌕

Tue

0.8m-0.8m

15s

SW SW SW
6 km/h
🌕

Wed

0.0m-0.0m

7 km/h
🌔

Thu

0.0m-0.0m

9 km/h
🌔

Day Block Forecast

Tides: 03:10 (0.76m) 08:50 (1.25m) 15:23 (0.56m) 22:21 (1.37m)
Morning Good

1.4m - 1.4m

225° SW
Period: 11s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 9s
⚡ 116 kJ
Midday Fair

1.3m - 1.3m

224° SW
Period: 12s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 5s
⚡ 119 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.2m - 1.2m

224° SW
Period: 12s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 4s
⚡ 102 kJ
At night Fair

1.3m - 1.5m

224° SW
Period: 12s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 7s
⚡ 119 kJ
Tides: 04:45 (0.72m) 10:45 (1.25m) 16:47 (0.61m) 23:30 (1.49m)
Morning Fair

1.4m - 1.4m

223° SW
Period: 12s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 14s
⚡ 139 kJ
Midday Fair

1.4m - 1.4m

223° SW
Period: 11s
18 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 18s
⚡ 116 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.3m - 1.3m

224° SW
Period: 11s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 17s
⚡ 100 kJ
At night Good

1.3m - 1.3m

223° SW
Period: 11s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 14s
⚡ 100 kJ
Tides: 05:54 (0.64m) 11:57 (1.40m) 17:55 (0.58m)
Morning Good

1.3m - 1.3m

221° SW
Period: 14s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 7s
⚡ 163 kJ
Midday Poor

1.3m - 1.3m

222° SW
Period: 13s
16 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 7s
⚡ 140 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.3m - 1.3m

223° SW
Period: 13s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 8s
⚡ 140 kJ
At night Good

1.3m - 1.3m

222° SW
Period: 12s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 11s
⚡ 119 kJ
Tides: 00:21 (1.67m) 06:45 (0.53m) 12:47 (1.54m) 18:49 (0.48m)
Morning Fair

1.4m - 1.4m

222° SW
Period: 12s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 4s
⚡ 139 kJ
Midday Good

1.3m - 1.4m

223° SW
Period: 12s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 4s
⚡ 119 kJ
Afternoon Good

1.3m - 1.3m

222° SW
Period: 12s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 4s
⚡ 119 kJ
At night Good

1.3m - 1.4m

222° SW
Period: 12s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 5s
⚡ 119 kJ
Tides: 01:02 (1.78m) 07:23 (0.33m) 13:26 (1.69m) 19:30 (0.37m)
Morning Good

1.3m - 1.4m

222° SW
Period: 12s
6 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 4s
⚡ 119 kJ
Midday Poor

1.4m - 1.4m

220° SW
Period: 11s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.9m 5s
⚡ 116 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.3m - 1.4m

219° SW
Period: 11s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 5s
⚡ 100 kJ
At night Good

1.3m - 1.4m

222° SW
Period: 11s
3 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 4s
⚡ 100 kJ
Tides: 01:33 (1.88m) 07:57 (0.15m) 14:07 (1.84m) 20:08 (0.25m)
Morning Fair

1.2m - 1.2m

221° SW
Period: 5s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 11s
⚡ 18 kJ
Midday Poor

1.1m - 1.1m

220° SW
Period: 6s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 10s
⚡ 21 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.1m - 1.1m

216° SW
Period: 10s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 5s
⚡ 59 kJ
At night Good

1.1m - 1.2m

216° SW
Period: 9s
6 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 7s
⚡ 48 kJ
Morning Fair

0.9m - 1.0m

214° SW
Period: 9s
6 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 8s
⚡ 32 kJ
Midday Fair

0.9m - 0.9m

219° SW
Period: 9s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 11s
⚡ 32 kJ
Afternoon Fair

0.8m - 0.9m

218° SW
Period: 6s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 11s
⚡ 11 kJ
At night Fair

0.9m - 1.0m

215° SW
Period: 8s
6 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 8s
⚡ 25 kJ
Morning Fair

0.8m - 0.8m

218° SW
Period: 11s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 16s
⚡ 38 kJ
Midday Fair

0.8m - 0.8m

211° SSW
Period: 9s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 16s
⚡ 25 kJ
Afternoon Good

0.8m - 0.8m

211° SSW
Period: 9s
3 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 16s
⚡ 25 kJ
At night Good

0.8m - 0.8m

221° SW
Period: 9s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 12s
⚡ 25 kJ
Morning Good

0.8m - 0.8m

223° SW
Period: 15s
4 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 7s
⚡ 71 kJ
Midday Fair

0.8m - 0.8m

223° SW
Period: 15s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 7s
⚡ 71 kJ
Afternoon Fair

0.8m - 0.8m

223° SW
Period: 14s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 8s
⚡ 62 kJ
At night Good

0.8m - 0.8m

222° SW
Period: 14s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 9s
⚡ 62 kJ
Morning Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
4 km/h
Midday Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
10 km/h
Afternoon Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
10 km/h
At night Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
6 km/h
Morning
Midday
Afternoon
At night Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
9 km/h

Hourly Forecast

Open-Meteo Copernicus
Showing 6 of 240 hours
Hour Waves Period Swell Dir. Wind Secondary Swell Tertiary Swell Current UV Vis. Tide Rating
Mon 19 Oct 02:00 1.5m 10s 1.1m / 12s SW 19 km/h 0.6m / 5s SSW - - 0.0 8.4 km 0.80m
3
Mon 19 Oct 03:00 1.5m 10s 1.1m / 12s SW 18 km/h 0.7m / 4s SW - - 0.0 4.6 km 0.76m
3
Mon 19 Oct 04:00 1.5m 10s 1.1m / 12s SW 13 km/h 0.8m / 4s SW - - 0.0 5.2 km 0.78m
3
Mon 19 Oct 05:00 1.4m 10s 1.1m / 12s SW 16 km/h 0.8m / 4s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.87m
3
Mon 19 Oct 06:00 1.4m 10s 1.1m / 12s SW 14 km/h 0.8m / 3s SW - 0.01 m/s 0.0 10+ km 1.00m
3
Mon 19 Oct 07:00 1.4m 11s 1.1m / 12s SW 12 km/h 0.8m / 4s SW - - 0.2 10+ km 1.13m
3

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Surf information for Engabao

Engabao is a Intermediate level surf spot located in Guayas, Ecuador. The bottom surface is arena y piedra. The best season to surf is January to May.

Today's conditions at Engabao

Right now, Engabao has waves of about 1.5m with a swell period of 12 seconds and SSW (18 km/h) wind. These conditions are updated every 3 hours with the latest forecast.

At Engabao you can practice surf, bodyboard and longboard.

Water temperature and wetsuit

The water at Engabao is around 29 °C, so boardshorts or a rash guard is recommended.

Frequently asked questions about surfing at Engabao

Is the wave at Engabao a left or a right?
The wave at Engabao breaks mainly to the right.
What level do you need to surf at Engabao?
Engabao is a spot recommended for intermediate surfers.
What is the best season to surf at Engabao?
The best season to surf at Engabao is January to May.
Where is Engabao located?
Engabao is located in Guayas, Peru.
What is the water temperature at Engabao?
The water is around 29 °C, so boardshorts or a rash guard is recommended.

Sports, services & how to get there

Sports

surf bodyboard longboard

Condition Scoring

Rating Algorithm 1-10

Each forecast hour receives a score from 1 to 10, calculated by adding points for different factors:

Wave Height (0-4 pts)

< 0.5m = 0 pts | 0.5-1.0m = 1 pt | 1.0-1.5m = 2 pts | 1.5-2.5m = 3 pts | > 2.5m = 4 pts

Dominant Period (-1 to 3 pts)

Uses the dominant/peak period (wave_period). < 8s = -1 pt (wind swell, messy) | 8-10s = 0 pts | 10-12s = 1 pt | 12-16s = 2 pts | > 16s = 3 pts

Wind (-2 to +2 pts)

Glassy (< 5 km/h): +2. Light wind (5-10 km/h): +1. Moderate wind (10-20 km/h): offshore +1, onshore -1. Strong wind (> 20 km/h): onshore -2, offshore -1. Wind data covers the full 15-day forecast window.

Secondary Swell (-1 to +1 pt)

If a secondary swell with height ≥ 0.3m and long period (≥ 10s) exists, +1 point is added. If the period is short (< 10s) and direction differs > 45° from the primary swell, -1 point penalty for crossed seas. If directions are similar (≤ 45°), no penalty is applied.

Rating by score:

Flat (1) Poor (2-3) Fair (4-5) Good (6-7) Epic (8-10)
View full methodology
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