Chabela surf forecast
General Villamil (Playas) · Guayas · Ecuador
Today at Chabela: waves 0.8–1.2 m, chest to head around 09:00 (15 s swell), onshore wind. Good for intermediate surfers, fair for beginners, fair for advanced. Updated 21 Oct, 15:51 UTC.
Chabela surf forecast, next 7 days
The best daylight hour of each day, rated for each level. Best day: Tomorrow (waves 0.9–1.3 m, cross-onshore).
| Day | Best | Waves | Wind | Beg. | Int. | Adv. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 09:00 | 0.8–1.2 m | onshore | Fair | Good | Fair |
| Thu 22 | 06:00 | 0.9–1.3 m | cross-onshore | Fair | Good | Fair |
| Fri 23 | 17:00 | 0.6–1 m | cross-onshore | Poor–Fair | Poor | Poor |
| Sat 24 | 06:00 | 0.6–0.8 m | offshore | Poor–Fair | Poor–Fair | Poor |
| Sun 25 | 06:00 | 0.3–0.5 m | offshore | Poor | Poor | Poor |
| Mon 26 | 17:00 | 0.4–0.6 m | cross-shore | Poor | Poor | Poor |
| Tue 27 | 06:00 | 0.5–0.7 m | offshore | Poor–Fair | Poor–Fair | Poor |
Model forecast updated 21 Oct, 15:51 UTC. Hour by hour with swell direction, tide and webcams: open the live forecast.
First of the right points west of Playas town, Chabela breaks over rock and sand in the Humboldt area, a walk from the main beach across the little bridge. South and SW swells give long, fun walls, with tubes on 2 m days; go on a rising mid to high tide. Weekends bring the crowd from Guayaquil, and the prevailing south wind spoils it later in the day.
- Break
- point break, rights; faces SSE
- Level
- intermediate
- Best swell
- SW, S
- Best wind
- N, NE (offshore)
- Best tide
- mid to high tide
- Season
- May-October (south swells)
- Typical size
- 0.8-2 m
- Crowd
- medium
- Hazards
- rocks along the point; south wind blows it out most days by late morning
Nearby spots
Questions
Is Chabela good for beginners?
It is best for intermediate surfers (rocks along the point; south wind blows it out most days by late morning).
What swell, wind and tide work best at Chabela?
SW, S swell, N, NE wind (offshore), at mid to high tide. Typical size 0.8-2 m.
Live swell, wind, tide, a 14-day outlook, satellite pictures and webcams for Chabela are in the Surf Spoting app.