🇪🇨 Olón Beach
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Best directionSW
Wind speed10–15kt
SeasonJun – Sep
Skill levelIntermediate
WaterWaves
Ridden forKitesurfing
A long, laid-back beach town on Ecuador's Santa Elena coast, better known for surf breaks than kiting specifically — lighter, more seasonal wind than Santa Marianita further north.
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Getting thereJust north of Montañita, about 2.5 hours from Guayaquil International Airport (GYE) along the Ruta del Spondylus. A car is needed for gear; free parking along…
HazardsAn open Pacific setting with a real shorebreak at high tide and genuine lateral undercurrent. Genuinely forgiving given the lack of rocks or…
Best time of dayAfternoon, May-December, when the Humboldt current aligns with daily inland thermal heating for a highly predictable…
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