Playa de Ballenita

Playa de Ballenita is an NNW-facing beach break in Capaes, Santa Elena, Ecuador. It picks up swell from W to N, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 66% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the SSE: light winds or SSE breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while NNW onshores chop it up.

Break

Beach

Faces

NNW (328°)

Best swell

WNW to N (288°–359°), 9 s or longer

Best wind

ESE to SSW offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

3–6 ft at the beach

Swell window

W to N (280° to 358.5°)

Offshore wind

SSE

Tide

Model estimate

Wave buoy

None within 250 km

Cams

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