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Olón

Santa Elena · Beginner Poor
1.4m
2/10
8s 15 km/h
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Olón - surf spot in Santa Elena
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About Olón

Olón is a wide, quiet beach located just north of Montañita, in the Santa Elena province, ideal for those looking for a more relaxed atmosphere than its party-oriented neighbor. Its wave is a beach break with gentle waves that break over a sand bottom, perfect for families and beginners who want to learn and progress without demands. Its extensive stretch of sand, one of the longest and most beautiful in the area, offers plenty of space and a peaceful setting to enjoy the sea. The water is warm all year round, which allows surfing in boardshorts in any season, and its best season runs from December to May. Being so close to Montañita lets you combine the calm of Olón with all the services and nightlife of the neighboring town. For the beginner surfer or the family looking for forgiving waves and a serene atmosphere, Olón is an excellent option on the Ecuadorian coast.

Characteristics

Level
Gentle waves, ideal for learning. Low risk.
· 📅 December to May ·
Surface
Type of seabed where the waves break.
·
Direction
Direction the wave breaks as seen from the water.

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-1.7959°, -80.7641° Santa Elena
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Olón — Santa Elena

Current Conditions

Updated 15/08/2026 15:29

Poor
2/10

Waves

1.4m

9.3s period

Primary Swell

1.0m

8.3s SW

Wind

15 km/h

Gusts 33 km/h SW

Secondary Swell

0.9m

7.5s SW

Temp.

26.7°C

🩳 Boardshorts

UV

0.6

Low

Visibility

10+ km

Good

Sun & Moon

☀️
↑ 06:25
↓ 18:29
🌙
↑ 08:42
↓ 21:05
🌘 Waxing Crescent

Current

0.12 m/s

N

Tide

Falling

Low Tide 23:22 - -0.37m

Today's Tides

High Tide

05:00

2.07m

Low Tide

11:09

-0.30m

High Tide

17:15

1.92m

Low Tide

23:22

-0.37m

Weekly Summary

Today

1.3m-1.4m

8s

SW SW SW
13 km/h
🌘

Tomorrow

1.2m-1.3m

7s

SW SW SW
11 km/h
🌘

Mon

1.2m-1.2m

10s

SW SW SW
11 km/h
🌘

Tue

1.0m-1.3m

8s

SW SW SW
8 km/h
🌘

Wed

1.1m-1.5m

8s

SW SW SW
12 km/h
🌗

Thu

1.1m-1.4m

7s

SW SW SW
9 km/h
🌗

Fri

0.8m-1.1m

8s

SW SW SW
6 km/h
🌗

Sat

0.6m-0.7m

10s

SSW SW SW
8 km/h
🌗

Sun

0.5m-0.7m

10s

SW SW SW
9 km/h
🌖

Mon

0.6m-0.8m

10s

SW SW SW
12 km/h
🌖

Tue

0.7m-0.7m

11s

SW
9 km/h
🌖

Day Block Forecast

Tides: 05:00 (2.07m) 11:09 (-0.30m) 17:15 (1.92m) 23:22 (-0.37m)
Morning Already passed
Midday Already passed
Afternoon Poor

1.4m - 1.4m

226° SW
Period: 9s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.9m 7s
⚡ 78 kJ
At night Poor

1.4m - 1.4m

225° SW
Period: 7s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.9m 9s
⚡ 47 kJ
Tides: 05:39 (1.99m) 11:49 (-0.24m) 17:54 (1.82m)
Morning Fair

1.3m - 1.3m

224° SW
Period: 5s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.9m 9s
⚡ 21 kJ
Midday Poor

1.3m - 1.3m

223° SW
Period: 7s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 8s
⚡ 41 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.2m - 1.3m

227° SW
Period: 7s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 7s
⚡ 35 kJ
At night Fair

1.3m - 1.3m

226° SW
Period: 8s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 7s
⚡ 53 kJ
Tides: 00:03 (-0.23m) 06:16 (1.85m) 12:30 (-0.20m) 18:38 (1.64m)
Morning Fair

1.2m - 1.2m

228° SW
Period: 10s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 8s
⚡ 71 kJ
Midday Fair

1.2m - 1.2m

228° SW
Period: 10s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 8s
⚡ 71 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.2m - 1.2m

228° SW
Period: 10s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 8s
⚡ 71 kJ
At night Fair

1.2m - 1.2m

228° SW
Period: 9s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 8s
⚡ 57 kJ
Tides: 00:41 (-0.10m) 06:56 (1.67m) 13:10 (-0.06m) 19:21 (1.49m)
Morning Good

1.2m - 1.2m

228° SW
Period: 8s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 10s
⚡ 45 kJ
Midday Fair

1.2m - 1.2m

224° SW
Period: 9s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 11s
⚡ 57 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.2m - 1.2m

224° SW
Period: 10s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 10s
⚡ 71 kJ
At night Good

1.2m - 1.3m

229° SW
Period: 8s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 10s
⚡ 45 kJ
Tides: 01:21 (0.09m) 07:34 (1.53m) 13:52 (0.11m) 20:09 (1.36m)
Morning Fair

1.4m - 1.5m

221° SW
Period: 8s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 6s
⚡ 62 kJ
Midday Poor

1.4m - 1.5m

220° SW
Period: 7s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 7s
⚡ 47 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.4m - 1.5m

220° SW
Period: 8s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 8s
⚡ 62 kJ
At night Good

1.3m - 1.4m

220° SW
Period: 8s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 7s
⚡ 53 kJ
Tides: 02:06 (0.29m) 08:22 (1.41m) 14:45 (0.26m) 21:10 (1.27m)
Morning Poor

1.3m - 1.4m

218° SW
Period: 8s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 9s
⚡ 53 kJ
Midday Poor

1.2m - 1.3m

218° SW
Period: 7s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 7s
⚡ 35 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.2m - 1.2m

218° SW
Period: 8s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 7s
⚡ 45 kJ
At night Fair

1.2m - 1.3m

217° SW
Period: 7s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 7s
⚡ 35 kJ
Tides: 03:06 (0.45m) 09:30 (1.31m) 15:57 (0.35m) 22:24 (1.20m)
Morning Fair

0.9m - 1.0m

221° SW
Period: 8s
6 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 12s
⚡ 25 kJ
Midday Fair

0.9m - 0.9m

213° SSW
Period: 8s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 12s
⚡ 25 kJ
Afternoon Fair

0.8m - 0.9m

214° SW
Period: 8s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 12s
⚡ 20 kJ
At night Good

0.9m - 1.1m

221° SW
Period: 7s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 11s
⚡ 19 kJ
Morning Fair

0.7m - 0.7m

217° SW
Period: 11s
6 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 14s
⚡ 29 kJ
Midday Fair

0.6m - 0.7m

218° SW
Period: 11s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 16s
⚡ 21 kJ
Afternoon Fair

0.6m - 0.7m

219° SW
Period: 11s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 15s
⚡ 21 kJ
At night Fair

0.7m - 0.7m

217° SW
Period: 10s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 11s
⚡ 24 kJ
Morning Fair

0.6m - 0.7m

220° SW
Period: 10s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 16s
⚡ 18 kJ
Midday Poor

0.7m - 0.7m

221° SW
Period: 10s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 16s
⚡ 24 kJ
Afternoon Poor

0.7m - 0.7m

220° SW
Period: 10s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 16s
⚡ 24 kJ
At night Fair

0.6m - 0.7m

220° SW
Period: 10s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 16s
⚡ 18 kJ
Morning Fair

0.7m - 0.8m

220° SW
Period: 10s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 14s
⚡ 24 kJ
Midday Fair

0.8m - 0.8m

222° SW
Period: 11s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 13s
⚡ 38 kJ
Afternoon Good

0.8m - 0.8m

221° SW
Period: 10s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 12s
⚡ 31 kJ
At night Fair

0.7m - 0.7m

220° SW
Period: 10s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 15s
⚡ 24 kJ
Morning Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
8 km/h
Midday Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
12 km/h
Afternoon Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
10 km/h
At night Good

0.7m - 0.7m

219° SW
Period: 11s
7 km/h
⚡ 29 kJ

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
Sat 15 Aug 17:00 1.4m 9s 1.0m / 10s SW 15 km/h 0.8m / 7s SW - - 2.5 10+ km 1.91m
2
Sat 15 Aug 18:00 1.4m 9s 1.0m / 8s SW 15 km/h 0.9m / 8s SW - 0.12 m/s 0.6 10+ km 1.84m
2
Sat 15 Aug 19:00 1.4m 9s 1.0m / 7s SW 14 km/h 0.9m / 9s SW - - 0.1 10+ km 1.49m
2
Sat 15 Aug 20:00 1.4m 9s 1.0m / 7s SW 14 km/h 0.9m / 9s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.96m
2
Sat 15 Aug 21:00 1.4m 9s 1.0m / 7s SW 13 km/h 0.9m / 9s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.38m
2
Sat 15 Aug 22:00 1.3m 9s 1.0m / 7s SW 12 km/h 0.9m / 9s SW - - 0.0 10+ km -0.10m
2

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Surf information for Olón

Olón is a Beginner level surf spot located in Santa Elena, Ecuador. The bottom surface is arena. The waves break both left and right. The best season to surf is December to May.

Today's conditions at Olón

Right now, Olón has waves of about 1.4m with a swell period of 8 seconds and SW (15 km/h) wind. These conditions are updated every 3 hours with the latest forecast.

At Olón you can practice surf and longboard.

Water temperature and wetsuit

The water at Olón is around 26 °C, so boardshorts or a rash guard is recommended.

Frequently asked questions about surfing at Olón

Is the wave at Olón a left or a right?
Olón offers both left and right waves.
What level do you need to surf at Olón?
Olón is a spot recommended for beginner surfers.
What is the best season to surf at Olón?
The best season to surf at Olón is December to May.
Where is Olón located?
Olón is located in Santa Elena, Peru.
What is the water temperature at Olón?
The water is around 26 °C, so boardshorts or a rash guard is recommended.

Sports, services & how to get there

Sports

surf longboard

Other surf spots in Santa Elena

Montañita 1.4m
Surf Spots in Santa Elena

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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