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Ecuador has many beaches for
"Where to Surf in Salinas, Ecuador."USA Today
(Travel). Accessed September 2011. the coast of Ecuador is 2,237 km (1,390 miles) long. Surfable waves are available in Ecuador year-round, and surfers enjoy the mild year-round weather, especially in the northern region where the weather conditions attract many surfers from all over the world. Within this part of South America, Ecuador's neighbors Chile and Peru also offer great surfing. Many surfers in Ecuador use a protective wetsuit. Surf tourism is very important to the local economy, and the beaches offer significant enjoyment because of top quality waves combined with affordable prices for lodging and food compared to other surf destinations. There's also a national marine reserve off the coast, which has a gigantic whale population.
Some of the most popular surfing spots in Ecuador, which also have links to their own Wikipedia pages, include:
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* Manta, Ecuador, Manta made a name for itself in the surfing world in 2004 by hosting the Bodyboarding World Cup. *
"Francisco Posada won the Masters Championship surfing."''El Universo''
Accessed September 2011. was the site of the ISA World Junior Surfing Games Ecuador in 2009.
File:SanLorenzoManta.jpg, A beach in Manta, Ecuador
File:Skyline de Tonsupa.jpg, Skyline of the beach line in Tonsupa,
"Championship surfing and exhibition in Manglaralto."''El Universo''
Accessed September 2011.
Ecuador Surfing Reports
Surfing Breaks in Ecuador
{{Surfing Water sports in Ecuador
Ecuador has many beaches for surfing
Surfing is a surface water sport in which an individual, a surfer (or two in tandem surfing), uses a board to ride on the forward section, or face, of a moving wave of water, which usually carries the surfer towards the shore. Waves suitabl ...
:Thyberg, Davi"Where to Surf in Salinas, Ecuador."
(Travel). Accessed September 2011.
Surfing locations
Some of the most popular surfing spots in Ecuador, which also have links to their own Wikipedia pages, include:
* Atacames
Atacames is a beach town located on Ecuador's Northern Pacific coast. It is located in the province of Esmeraldas, approximately 30 kilometers south west from the capital of that province, which is also called Esmeraldas. In 2005 Atacames's popul ...
- A beach town located on Ecuador's Northern Pacific coast.
* Canoa
Canoa is a town in the Canton of San Vicente in the Manabí Province of Ecuador.
Canoa is located north of Bahía de Caraquez, Province of Manabí – Ecuador. Local stories and tales say that the natives of Canoa hid deep in the hills when th ...
- A 10-mile beach break, no rocks, no reef, no riptide. The perfect beach break for beginners year round and challenging surf swells in peak season from January through April.
* Galápagos Islands - The Galapagos are an area of volcanic islands
Geologically, a high island or volcanic island is an island of volcanic origin. The term can be used to distinguish such islands from low islands, which are formed from sedimentation or the uplifting of coral reefs (which have often formed ...
distributed around the equator
The equator is a circle of latitude, about in circumference, that divides Earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres. It is an imaginary line located at 0 degrees latitude, halfway between the North and South poles. The term can als ...
in the Pacific Ocean and are 500 miles from the mainland coast of Ecuador mainland. San Cristobal is a favorite spot in the Galapagos for surfing, where the surf is from both the North and South Pacific, and the “surf season” is from December until May. However, people surf all year round in the Galapagos & Ecuador* Manta, Ecuador, Manta made a name for itself in the surfing world in 2004 by hosting the Bodyboarding World Cup. *
Montañita
Montañita is a small coastal town in Ecuador located in the parish of Manglaralto, province of Santa Elena, about 180 kilometers northwest of Guayaquil. Its name means "small mountain." In the mid 20th century it was known as a surfing beach, w ...
is one of the better spots to surf with waves in the months between January and March are as large as 2 meters.
* Playas is a coastal city located in the province of Guayas, Ecuador.
* Punta Carnero - is a popular surfing location, and the beach been chosen many times for national and international surf competitions.
* Salinas (May 31, 2002."Francisco Posada won the Masters Championship surfing."
Accessed September 2011.
Atacames
Atacames is a beach town located on Ecuador's Northern Pacific coast. It is located in the province of Esmeraldas, approximately 30 kilometers south west from the capital of that province, which is also called Esmeraldas. In 2005 Atacames's popul ...
File:Playas.jpg, Playas at the Beach in Ecuador
See also
* Bodyboarding *Index of surfing articles
Surfing is a surface water sport in which an individual, a surfer (or two in tandem surfing), uses a board to ride on the forward section, or face, of a moving wave of water, which usually carries the surfer towards the shore. Waves suitable ...
* List of surfing events
References
Additional sources
* (April 10, 2006."Championship surfing and exhibition in Manglaralto."
Accessed September 2011.
External links
Ecuador Surfing Reports
Surfing Breaks in Ecuador
{{Surfing Water sports in Ecuador