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<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:2.6em; font-weight:bold; letter-spacing:2px; line-height:1; margin-bottom:8px;">Montañita</div>
<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.9em; color:rgba(255,255,255,0.65); max-width:560px; line-height:1.6; margin-bottom:24px;">Ecuador's most famous surf town — a consistent point break with international surf competitions, a backpacker scene, and a night life that runs until dawn in high season.</div>
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<div style="font-size:1.5em; font-weight:bold; color:#5dc8e8; line-height:1;">Point break</div>
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<div style="font-size:1.5em; font-weight:bold; color:#5dc8e8; line-height:1;">Dec–Apr</div>
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== Overview ==

'''Montañita''' is the best-known surf destination on Ecuador's Pacific coast and one of the most recognized surf towns in South America. Located on the Ruta del Spondylus (E-15) approximately 90 km north of La Libertad, it sits where Manabí Province begins.

The town's reputation rests on two things: the '''Montañita Point''' — a long right-hand point break that works best December through April but produces rideable surf year-round — and its character as a traveller hub, with hostels, bars, surf schools, and an international crowd that descends during peak season.

== The Waves ==

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! Break !! Type !! Level !! Season
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| '''Montañita Point''' || Right-hand point break || Intermediate–advanced || Dec–Apr peak; year-round
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| '''Main beach break''' || Beach break || All levels || Year-round; more consistent than the point in small swell
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{{EW dyk|emoji=🐢|…just off Ayangue, El Pelado islet is a marine reserve where divers meet turtles, rays and reef fish?|page=Scuba Diving (Ruta del Spondylus)|cta=Dive El Pelado →}}

== Beyond Surfing ==

* Night life — bars and clubs on the main strip; active until late during high season
* Surf lessons and board hire — multiple operators on the beach
* Yoga retreats and wellness offerings
* Artisan market (mainly in high season)
* Day trips to [[Olón]] (north), [[Manglaralto]] (south), and [[Ayangue]] (further south)

== Getting There ==
From the [[Terminal Terrestre Regional Sumpa (Santa Elena)|Sumpa Bus Terminal]] (Santa Elena): buses toward Manta / Jipijapa via the Ruta del Spondylus stop in Montañita (~2.5–3 hours). The Sumpa Bus Terminal is the departure point.

== See Also ==
* [[Surfing (La Peninsula)|Surfing]] — peninsula surf guide (comparison)
* [[Olón]] — quieter alternative just north
* [[Manglaralto]] — artisan town to the south

== Community facts ==
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! Status
| Comuna in Manglaralto parish, Santa Elena canton
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! Beach
| About 1.5 km
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! Water
| Junta Regional de Manglaralto (community water board, groundwater)
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! Sewage
| A wastewater treatment plant has been under construction since 2021
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! Good to know
| Heavy El Niño rains (1997–98) brought landslides on the road to Olón
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! Heritage
| Monumento al Surfista
|}
''Source: PDOT cantón Santa Elena 2023–2027 (beach lengths p. 220; water coverage of Aguapen's network, Oct 2023, p. 104); PDOT Provincia de Santa Elena 2015–2019 (water boards, p. 216).''

{{EW explore|Olón|Ayampe|Ayangue|Punta Blanca|Ballenita|La Chocolatera}}
{{EW next|Manglaralto}}

[[Category:Ruta del Spondylus]]
[[Category:Santa Elena Province]]
[[Category:Santa Elena Canton]]
[[Category:Surf]]
[[Category:Surfing]]
[[Category:Beaches]]

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