Tongo Reef
Surf spot · Ecuador
Is it worth the trip?
41Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 2: 4 ft swell at 12 s, onshore wind, 12 kn (23 km/h), sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Mon 2 · 56 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft12 scrumbling
- Energy
- 467kJ
- Wind
- SSW 12 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Tue 3 · 29 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft11 scrumbling
- Energy
- 269kJ
- Wind
- SSW 13 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Wed 4 · 43 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft12 scrumbling
- Energy
- 367kJ
- Wind
- SSW 12 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Thu 5 · 48 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft12 scrumbling
- Energy
- 298kJ
- Wind
- S 9 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Fri 6 · 21 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft15 shollow
- Energy
- 96kJ
- Wind
- SSE 8 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Sat 7 · 32 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft12 shollow
- Energy
- 113kJ
- Wind
- SE 6 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Sun 8 · 28 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft11 scrumbling
- Energy
- 160kJ
- Wind
- SSE 9 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 173, good
- Mon 256, fair
- Tue 329, too small
- Wed 443, poor
- Thu 548, fair
- Fri 621, too small
- Sat 732, too small
- Sun 828, too small
- Mon 952, fair
- Tue 1023, too small
The spot in six facts
- Faces NWtakes swell from the NW
- Offshore: SEwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 4–15 ftof swell
- Water 23 °C2 mm shorty
- Best Mar–Apr4 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.
Tongo Reef does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Intermediate | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 73, good | 4 ft13 scrumbling4 ft at break (est.) | 571kJ | offshorewind from the south-south-east, 8 knots, offshore | 27°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 56, fair | 4 ft12 scrumbling3 ft at break (est.) | 467kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 12 knots | 27°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 29, too small | 3 ft11 scrumbling3 ft at break (est.) | 269kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 13 knots | 27°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 43, poor | 4 ft12 scrumbling2 ft at break (est.) | 367kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 12 knots | 27°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 48, fair | 3 ft12 scrumbling1 ft at break (est.) | 298kJ | wind from the south, 9 knots | 27°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 21, too small | 2 ft15 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 96kJ | offshorewind from the south-south-east, 8 knots, offshore | 28°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 32, too small | 2 ft12 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 113kJ | offshorewind from the south-east, 6 knots, offshore | 29°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 28, too small | 3 ft11 scrumblingunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 160kJ | offshorewind from the south-south-east, 9 knots, offshore | 28°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 52, fair | 3 ft10 scrumblingunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 234kJ | offshorewind from the south-south-east, 8 knots, offshore | 28°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 23, too small | 3 ft10 scrumblingunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 144kJ | offshorewind from the south-east, 6 knots, offshore | 28°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Sun 1 NovLow 01:49 −0.6 mHigh 07:53 +0.7 mLow 14:13 −0.8 mHigh 20:45 +0.7 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 03:02 −0.6 mHigh 09:07 +0.6 mLow 15:24 −0.7 mHigh 21:58 +0.7 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 04:22 −0.6 mHigh 10:28 +0.5 mLow 16:41 −0.7 mHigh 23:11 +0.7 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
best Mar–Apr
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May3of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
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About
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About Tongo Reef
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces NW (294°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (114°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 4–15 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 350 m out (1 in 34). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 22°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 27°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually March and April, with about 4 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, 1.6 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots.
Water about 23°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
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Where to stay: Puerto Baquerizo Moreno
3 min by car · 50 places to stay
about US$47/nightcountry average
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