Capaes surf forecast
Santa Elena · Santa Elena · Ecuador
Today at Capaes: waves Flat around 09:00 (13 s swell), cross-offshore wind. Flat for intermediate surfers, flat for beginners, flat for advanced. Updated 21 Oct, 15:51 UTC.
Capaes surf forecast, next 7 days
The best daylight hour of each day, rated for each level. No day rates Good for intermediate surfers this week.
| Day | Best | Waves | Wind | Beg. | Int. | Adv. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 09:00 | Flat | cross-offshore | Flat | Flat | Flat |
| Thu 22 | 17:00 | Flat | cross-offshore | Flat | Flat | Flat |
| Fri 23 | 09:00 | Flat | cross-offshore | Flat | Flat | Flat |
| Sat 24 | 18:00 | 0.2–0.4 m | cross-shore | Poor | Poor | Poor |
| Sun 25 | 07:00 | Flat | cross-onshore | Flat | Flat | Flat |
| Mon 26 | 07:00 | Flat | offshore | Flat | Flat | Flat |
| Tue 27 | 09:00 | Flat | cross-onshore | Flat | Flat | Flat |
Model forecast updated 21 Oct, 15:51 UTC. Hour by hour with swell direction, tide and webcams: open the live forecast.
East of Punta Chulluipe on the same north-facing coast, Capaes (also called Farallón Dillon) is a left over sand and rock that needs a solid NW or N swell, around 1.5 m or more, before it starts. On those days it runs long and fast, with barrel sections at low to mid tide, and a south or SE wind is offshore. Outside big north swells it is usually empty.
- Break
- point break, lefts; faces N
- Level
- advanced
- Best swell
- NW, N, W
- Best wind
- S, SE (offshore)
- Best tide
- low to mid tide
- Season
- December-April (big north swells)
- Typical size
- 1.5-3 m
- Crowd
- low
- Hazards
- rocks along the point; needs a solid swell before it breaks
Nearby spots
- Punta Chulluipe, La Libertad
- El Barco (San Lorenzo), Salinas
- Punta Carnero, Salinas
- FAE (Mar Bravo), Salinas
- La Chocolatera, Salinas
- Montañita
Questions
Is Capaes good for beginners?
It is best for advanced surfers (rocks along the point; needs a solid swell before it breaks).
What swell, wind and tide work best at Capaes?
NW, N, W swell, S, SE wind (offshore), at low to mid tide. Typical size 1.5-3 m.
Live swell, wind, tide, a 14-day outlook, satellite pictures and webcams for Capaes are in the Surf Spoting app.