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Mompiche

Esmeraldas · Intermediate Poor
0.8m
1/10
10s 12 km/h
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Mompiche - surf spot in Esmeraldas
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About Mompiche

Mompiche is one of the best waves in Ecuador and one of the country's best-kept surfing secrets, located in the province of Esmeraldas. Its wave is a left-hand point break that breaks in a bay surrounded by tropical jungle, with rides that can reach 300 meters, offering long walls ideal for drawing lines and linking maneuvers. The setting is a great appeal: beach, mangroves and lush vegetation in a slow-paced fishing village with an authentic atmosphere. The water is warm all year round, typical of the Ecuadorian coast, which allows surfing without a wetsuit. Its best season runs from December to April, when the best swells arrive. It is a wave recommended for intermediate surfers looking for long, quality lefts away from the crowds. For the traveler exploring Ecuador, Mompiche combines nature, tranquility and one of the best lefts in the country.

Characteristics

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

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0.5097°, -80.0288° Esmeraldas
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Mompiche — Esmeraldas

Current Conditions

Updated 23/08/2026 18:01

Poor
1/10

Waves

0.8m

7.4s period

Primary Swell

0.3m

9.9s SW

Wind

12 km/h

Gusts 26 km/h SW

Secondary Swell

0.3m

16.8s WSW

Temp.

28.7°C

🩳 Boardshorts

UV

0.0

Low

Visibility

6.0 km

Moderate

Sun & Moon

☀️
↑ 06:18
↓ 18:26
🌙
↑ 15:05
↓ 02:36
🌖 Waxing Gibbous

Tide

Rising

High Tide 00:38 - 1.46m

Today's Tides

Low Tide

05:25

0.44m

High Tide

11:46

1.48m

Low Tide

18:17

0.23m

Weekly Summary

Today

0.8m-0.8m

9s

SW SW WSW
11 km/h
🌖

Tomorrow

0.8m-0.9m

5s

WSW WSW WSW
11 km/h
🌖

Tue

0.8m-0.9m

4s

WSW WSW WSW
12 km/h
🌖

Wed

0.6m-0.8m

12s

WSW WSW WSW
10 km/h
🌖

Thu

0.6m-0.7m

13s

SW SW SW
11 km/h
🌕

Fri

0.7m-1.0m

14s

SW SW SW
10 km/h
🌕

Sat

1.0m-1.2m

13s

SW SW SW
11 km/h
🌕

Sun

1.1m-1.2m

11s

SW SW SW
11 km/h
🌕

Mon

0.9m-1.1m

11s

SW SW SW
11 km/h
🌔

Tue

0.9m-0.9m

10s

SW SW SW
11 km/h
🌔

Wed

0.0m-0.0m

11 km/h
🌔

Day Block Forecast

Tides: 05:25 (0.44m) 11:46 (1.48m) 18:17 (0.23m)
Morning Already passed
Midday Already passed
Afternoon Poor

0.8m - 0.8m

236° SW
Period: 10s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 17s
⚡ 31 kJ
At night Poor

0.8m - 0.8m

237° WSW
Period: 9s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 16s
⚡ 25 kJ
Tides: 00:38 (1.46m) 06:39 (0.37m) 12:45 (1.56m) 19:12 (0.08m)
Morning Poor

0.8m - 0.8m

240° WSW
Period: 4s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 15s
⚡ 5 kJ
Midday Poor

0.8m - 0.8m

233° SW
Period: 4s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 15s
⚡ 5 kJ
Afternoon Poor

0.8m - 0.8m

232° SW
Period: 4s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 15s
⚡ 5 kJ
At night Poor

0.8m - 0.9m

240° WSW
Period: 6s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 14s
⚡ 11 kJ
Tides: 01:34 (1.56m) 07:30 (0.24m) 13:36 (1.69m) 19:56 (-0.04m)
Morning Poor

0.8m - 0.8m

243° WSW
Period: 4s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 14s
⚡ 5 kJ
Midday Poor

0.8m - 0.8m

233° SW
Period: 4s
17 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 14s
⚡ 5 kJ
Afternoon Poor

0.9m - 0.9m

231° SW
Period: 4s
16 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 14s
⚡ 6 kJ
At night Poor

0.8m - 0.9m

239° WSW
Period: 4s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 14s
⚡ 5 kJ
Tides: 02:14 (1.78m) 08:14 (0.13m) 14:19 (1.85m) 20:32 (-0.14m)
Morning Poor

0.7m - 0.7m

236° SW
Period: 12s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 17s
⚡ 35 kJ
Midday Poor

0.6m - 0.6m

232° SW
Period: 13s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 10s
⚡ 30 kJ
Afternoon Poor

0.7m - 0.7m

233° SW
Period: 14s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 9s
⚡ 47 kJ
At night Poor

0.7m - 0.8m

233° SW
Period: 10s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 13s
⚡ 24 kJ
Tides: 02:49 (1.94m) 08:53 (-0.02m) 14:55 (1.96m) 21:06 (-0.27m)
Morning Fair

0.6m - 0.6m

233° SW
Period: 13s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 19s
⚡ 30 kJ
Midday Poor

0.6m - 0.7m

235° SW
Period: 12s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 17s
⚡ 25 kJ
Afternoon Poor

0.7m - 0.7m

237° WSW
Period: 13s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 8s
⚡ 41 kJ
At night Poor

0.7m - 0.7m

232° SW
Period: 13s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 13s
⚡ 41 kJ
Tides: 03:22 (2.08m) 09:26 (-0.18m) 15:30 (2.04m) 21:38 (-0.36m)
Morning Fair

0.9m - 0.9m

232° SW
Period: 13s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 5s
⚡ 67 kJ
Midday Poor

0.9m - 0.9m

232° SW
Period: 14s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 12s
⚡ 78 kJ
Afternoon Poor

0.9m - 0.9m

231° SW
Period: 14s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 13s
⚡ 78 kJ
At night Good

0.9m - 1.0m

233° SW
Period: 14s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 12s
⚡ 78 kJ
Tides: 03:53 (2.19m) 10:01 (-0.30m) 16:06 (2.14m) 22:12 (-0.39m)
Morning Good

1.1m - 1.1m

231° SW
Period: 13s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 13s
⚡ 100 kJ
Midday Fair

1.2m - 1.2m

231° SW
Period: 13s
16 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 12s
⚡ 119 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.2m - 1.2m

230° SW
Period: 13s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 6s
⚡ 119 kJ
At night Good

1.1m - 1.2m

231° SW
Period: 13s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 10s
⚡ 100 kJ
Morning Poor

1.2m - 1.2m

230° SW
Period: 12s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 5s
⚡ 102 kJ
Midday Poor

1.2m - 1.2m

229° SW
Period: 11s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 6s
⚡ 86 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.2m - 1.2m

229° SW
Period: 11s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 5s
⚡ 86 kJ
At night Fair

1.2m - 1.2m

230° SW
Period: 11s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 5s
⚡ 86 kJ
Morning Poor

1.0m - 1.0m

228° SW
Period: 11s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 5s
⚡ 59 kJ
Midday Poor

1.0m - 1.0m

230° SW
Period: 11s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 10s
⚡ 59 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.0m - 1.0m

226° SW
Period: 10s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.1m 17s
⚡ 49 kJ
At night Fair

1.0m - 1.1m

228° SW
Period: 11s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 10s
⚡ 59 kJ
Morning Fair

0.9m - 0.9m

224° SW
Period: 10s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 15s
⚡ 40 kJ
Midday Poor

0.9m - 0.9m

223° SW
Period: 10s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 17s
⚡ 40 kJ
Afternoon Poor

0.9m - 0.9m

223° SW
Period: 10s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 16s
⚡ 40 kJ
At night Poor

0.9m - 0.9m

225° SW
Period: 10s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 15s
⚡ 40 kJ
Morning Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
10 km/h
Midday Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
14 km/h
Afternoon Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
12 km/h
At night Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
10 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
Sun 23 Aug 18:00 0.8m 7s 0.3m / 10s SW 13 km/h 0.2m / 17s WSW - 0.05 m/s 0.3 6.0 km 0.24m
1
Sun 23 Aug 19:00 0.8m 7s 0.3m / 10s SW 12 km/h 0.3m / 17s WSW - - 0.0 6.0 km 0.27m
1
Sun 23 Aug 20:00 0.8m 7s 0.4m / 9s WSW 11 km/h 0.3m / 17s WSW - - 0.0 5.5 km 0.45m
1
Sun 23 Aug 21:00 0.8m 7s 0.4m / 9s WSW 10 km/h 0.3m / 17s WSW - - 0.0 6.8 km 0.71m
1
Sun 23 Aug 22:00 0.8m 7s 0.4m / 9s WSW 10 km/h 0.3m / 17s WSW - - 0.0 5.2 km 1.01m
2
Sun 23 Aug 23:00 0.8m 7s 0.4m / 11s WSW 10 km/h 0.3m / 14s WSW - - 0.0 4.9 km 1.27m
3

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Surf information for Mompiche

Mompiche is a Intermediate level surf spot located in Esmeraldas, Ecuador. The bottom surface is arena y roca. The best season to surf is December to April.

Today's conditions at Mompiche

Right now, Mompiche has waves of about 0.8m with a swell period of 10 seconds and SW (12 km/h) wind. These conditions are updated every 3 hours with the latest forecast.

At Mompiche you can practice surf and bodyboard.

Water temperature and wetsuit

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

Frequently asked questions about surfing at Mompiche

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

Sports, services & how to get there

Sports

surf bodyboard

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)
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