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"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
Some of the most popular surfing spots in Ecuador, which also have links to their own Wikipedia pages, include:
* Atacames - A beach town located on Ecuador's Northern Pacific coast.
* Canoa - 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.
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* Manta, Ecuador, Manta made a name for itself in the surfing world in 2004 by hosting the Bodyboarding World Cup. * Montañita is one of the better spots to surf with waves in the months between January to 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."''El Universo''
Accessed September 2011. was the site of the ISA World Junior Surfing Games Ecuador in 2009.
File:SanLorenzoManta.jpg, A beach in
"Championship surfing and exhibition in Manglaralto."''El Universo''
Accessed September 2011.
Ecuador Surfing Reports
Surfing Breaks in Ecuador
{{Surfing Water sports in Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ' ...
has many beaches for surfing:Thyberg, Davi"Where to Surf in Salinas, Ecuador."
(Travel). Accessed September 2011.
South America
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, Ecuador's neighbors Chile
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and Peru
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also offer great surfing. Many surfers in Ecuador use a protective wetsuit
A wetsuit is a garment worn to provide thermal protection while wet. It is usually made of foamed neoprene, and is worn by surfers, divers, windsurfers, canoeists, and others engaged in water sports and other activities in or on water. It ...
. 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
A marine reserve is a type of marine protected area (MPA). An MPA is a section of the ocean where a government has placed limits on human activity. A marine reserve is a marine protected area in which removing or destroying natural or cultural ...
off the coast, which has a gigantic whale population.
Surfing locations
Some of the most popular surfing spots in Ecuador, which also have links to their own Wikipedia pages, include:
* Atacames - A beach town located on Ecuador's Northern Pacific coast.
* Canoa - 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 Galápagos Islands (Spanish: , , ) are an archipelago of volcanic islands. They are distributed on each side of the equator in the Pacific Ocean, surrounding the centre of the Western Hemisphere, and are part of the Republic of Ecuador ...
- 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 in the Pacific Ocean
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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 is one of the better spots to surf with waves in the months between January to 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.
Manta, Ecuador
Manta, also known as San Pablo de Manta, is an Ecuadorian city; cantonal head of the Manta Canton, as well as the largest and most populated city in the Manabí Province. It is the tenth most populous in the country. Manta has existed since Pre-C ...
File:Skyline de Tonsupa.jpg, Skyline of the beach line in Tonsupa, Atacames
File:Playas.jpg, Playas at the Beach in Ecuador
See also
*Bodyboard
Bodyboarding is a water sport in which the surfer rides a bodyboard on the crest, face, and curl of a wave which is carrying the surfer towards the shore. Bodyboarding is also referred to as ''Boogieboarding'' due to the invention of the "Boogie ...
ing
* Index of surfing articles
* List of surfing events
This is an incomplete list of surfing events and competitions:
References
External links
{{Surfing
Surfing
Surfing
Surfing is a surface water sport in which an individual, a surfer (or two in tandem surfing), uses a board to ride o ...
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