Spot GuideEcuadorSanta ElenaMontañita

Montañita

Santa Elena, Ecuador · -1.8282, -80.7529

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conditions & access

Water

Pacific point / reef / beach waves

Hazards

Town/beach-area pin rather than a selected break. Montañita includes point and beach waves; confirm the exact foil peak, rocks/reef and foil depth, shorebreak/current, crowds/swimmers, local etiquette and safe board/foil separation.

“Operator explicitly offers prone and wing lessons in Montañita and describes the Montañita–Santa Marianita coast as foil-rich. Town/beach-area pin; daily mission launch varies. Requested-field batch 06 verified 2026-08-01: exact, nearby, area-pin and route-endpoint relationships are explicit; unresolved items remain Unknown.”

— via Ecuador Foil regional guide/operator; Requested-field research, last verified 2026-08-01

Live wind

wx.ikitesurf.com Puerto Rico (13.87 mi) Nearest live iKiteSurf station (nearby, not confirmed at launch): Puerto Rico (13.87 mi) — https://wx.ikitesurf.com/spot/670817 wx.ikitesurf.com

Webcams

skylinewebcams.com Montañita Exact public live view of Playa La Punta, Montañita: https://www.skylinewebcams.com/en/webcam/ecuador/santa-elena/santa-elena/montanita.html skylinewebcams.com

Surf forecasts

surfline.com Montañita Exact current Montañita report and guide; the page includes a Surfline cam but viewing may require account/subscription: https://www.surfline.com/surf surfline.com

Local guides

ecuadorfoil.com Montañita Exact source guide/evidence for Montañita: https://www.ecuadorfoil.com/ ecuadorfoil.com

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