🇪🇨 Santa Marianita
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Best directionS
Wind speed12–18kt
SeasonMay – Dec
Skill levelAll levels
WaterChop + rollers
Ridden forKitesurfing
A small fishing village near Manta on Ecuador's central coast, and the country's best-known kite destination — a steady afternoon thermal sea breeze and a real, if compact, local kite scene.
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Getting thereLocated just a 20-minute drive south of Manta Airport (MEC) along the coastal highway. A car or local taxi transfer is necessary, with free public parking…
HazardsThe spot features an open Pacific Ocean environment with a heavy shorebreak at high tide and strong lateral undercurrents. While highly forgiving due to the…
Best time of dayAfternoon, from May to December, when the Humboldt current aligns with daily inland thermal heating to produce a highly predictable cross-onshore sea…
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