Salinas

Salinas is an N-facing beach break in Santa Elena, Ecuador. It picks up swell from W to N, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 65% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the S: light winds or S breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while N onshores chop it up.

Break

Beach

Faces

N (359°)

Best swell

NW to N (319°–2°), 9 s or longer

Best wind

SE to SW offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

3–6 ft at the beach

Swell window

W to N (281° to 1.5°)

Offshore wind

S

Tide

Model estimate

Wave buoy

None within 250 km

Cams

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