Surf Climatology
Best Time to Surf Mompiche
Esmeraldas, Ecuador
Mompiche is a surf break in Esmeraldas, Ecuador, and this page shows the time of year when it usually gets the most surf. The figures are three years of offshore wave data, 2022 to 2024, averaged month by month at the nearest offshore point. The peak surf season at Mompiche is Jan & Dec, when the average offshore swell is at its biggest.
Peak surf season: Jan & Dec.
Based on the 3-year average offshore wave height, 2022–2024.
Best time to visit
3-year monthly avg · offshore significant wave height · 2022–2024
Peak surf season:JanDec
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Peak monthsThis monthOff-peakTap a bar for details.
Jan: 3.0ft average swell at 11.6 s from the W.
Feb: 2.7ft average swell at 10.9 s from the W.
Mar: 2.3ft average swell at 11.1 s from the WSW.
Apr: 2.4ft average swell at 11.2 s from the WSW.
May: 3.0ft average swell at 10.5 s from the SW.
Jun: 3.1ft average swell at 9.6 s from the SW.
Jul: 2.8ft average swell at 9 s from the SW.
Aug: 2.9ft average swell at 8.7 s from the SW.
Sep: 3.0ft average swell at 8.6 s from the SW.
Oct: 3.1ft average swell at 10.2 s from the WSW.
Nov: 3.1ft average swell at 9.9 s from the WSW.
Dec: 3.0ft average swell at 10.9 s from the W.
Offshore significant wave height (Hs) from Open-Meteo ERA5 reanalysis, 2022–2024, at 0.5°, -80.0°.
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