Photo: Andrés Gómez / UnsplashBeach breaks, boardshorts water year-round, quiet nomad scene.
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Data updated
At a glance
Peak season—31% surfable at peak
Suits—no month clears our bar
Boardbothbeach
Water26.8–29.7°CBoardshorts most of the year
Internet49 Mbpsmedian download · Ookla
Cost / mo$1,660+all-in, estimated
Where you'll surf — and work, eat, train
3 spots within 25 km · 3 with own season dataspot in season nowout of seasonno dot — no per-spot season data
Hazardsrips
Spot details
- Surf spot · 2.7 km E2.7 km
- Playa Grandebeach3.7 km
- Playa Cuyaguabeach6.4 km
2 cafés · 1 gymPowered by Google — ratings and maps are live from Google Maps. SurfBase doesn't edit or rank the reviews.
All places (3)
Cafés2 listed
- ChoroniView on Google
- Jalio caféView on Google
Gyms1 listed
- Tribu's SportView on Google
The surf year
Peak consistency 31% · below our season thresholdSurfable days by month · intermediateBest window — · % of days with rideable surf, ERA5 2015–2024
31peak · Dec
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Swell
midmidmidmidmidmidmidsmlsmlsmlmidmid
Wind ok
62%47%40%79%96%97%98%98%100%100%94%69%
Water
27°27°27°27°28°28°28°28°29°30°29°28°
Barsless surfablemore
WaterBoardshorts24°+
How we compute this
Computed from hourly ERA5 / ERA5-Ocean reanalysis (2015–2024): swell reaching this coast × wind quality × size for the chosen level, over daylight hours. Sea temperature 2023–2025.model v3 · computed 2026-09-22 · no forecast — a historical climatologyFull methodology
Surfable days by level, month by month
| Level | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner | 28% | 32% | 29% | 16% | 12% | 7% | 9% | 8% | 29% | 37% | 39% | 34% |
| Intermediate | 26% | 29% | 28% | 14% | 11% | 7% | 9% | 7% | 23% | 25% | 29% | 31% |
| Advanced | 20% | 23% | 16% | 8% | 9% | 6% | 3% | 1% | 4% | 8% | 10% | 21% |
Working from here
median 49 Mbps · no known coworking · from $980 a month · leans quietInternet speedmedian download · Ookla49 Mbps
Coworking spacesknown in OpenStreetMap0
Quiet ↔ Party10 / 100
Rent rangework-ready studio, monthly · USD$980–$1,860
Month all-inrent + living, modeled · USD≈ $1,660–$2,780
Estimated — modeled, not sourcedFind a place to stay
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Getting there
Nearest airportEscuela Mariscal Sucre Airport
CodeMYC
Distance29 km
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Sources & confidence
AI-seeded · not yet human-checkedSee the full methodology for how every figure is computed.Town references: osm · openwateratlas · wikidata · open-meteo · osm-coworking · ourairports · ookla · google-places · open-meteo-skill · osm-poi · ookla-wifi
Updated 2026-09-22Suggest a correction