Cautivo
Surf town · Ecuador
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Beds: 10 places
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10 places to stay within 2 km.
Budget 2-star · Booking.com£35 a night
Mid-range 3-star · Booking.com£45 a night
Luxury 4-star · Booking.com£55 a night
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All 10 places to stay · Booking.comSpots near here: 18 surf spots
Surf · this week
Capaes · about 10 min by car · stays in Santa Elena · Not for beginners
–, no scoreCautivo · about 5 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreChulluipe · about 5 min by car · stays in Santa Elena · Not for beginners
–, no scoreCoito · about 20 min by car · stays in Santa Elena · Not for beginners
–, no scoreEcuasal · about 15 min by car · stays in Jose Luis Tamayo · Not for beginners
–, no scoreEl Castillo · about 5 min by car · stays in Santa Elena · Not for beginners
–, no scoreFAE · about 25 min by car · stays in Salinas Santa Elena · Not for beginners
–, no scoreFAE - 3 cruzes · about 25 min by car · stays in Salinas Santa Elena · Not for beginners
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All 18 surf spots
La Chocolatera · about 20 min by car · stays in Salinas Santa Elena · Not for beginners
–, no scoreLa Diablica · about 25 min by car · stays in La Libertad · Not for beginners
–, no scoreMontanita · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Montañita · Not for beginners
–, no scoreMontañita-beachbreak · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Montañita · Not for beginners
–, no scoreOlon · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Olón · Not for beginners
–, no scorePaco illescas · about 15 min by car · stays in Salinas Santa Elena · Not for beginners
–, no scorePico nerd · about 15 min by car · stays in Salinas Santa Elena · Not for beginners
–, no scorePlayero de miramar · about 15 min by car · stays in Salinas Santa Elena · Not for beginners
–, no scorePunta Blanca · about 20 min by car · stays in San Pablo · Not for beginners
–, no scorePunta Carnero · about 15 min by car · stays in La Libertad · Not for beginners
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Each score is the next week's out of 100, the mean of its best days, as on its own page. Green clears the bar. Distances are from the middle of Cautivo.
Map
the town and every place near it
Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says. The dashed circle is 50 km from Cautivo.
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About Cautivo
where it is, what is near
Cautivo is a town in Santa Elena Province, Ecuador.
From Cautivo you can reach 18 surf spots.
The nearest is Cautivo, a surf spot under 0.1 km from the centre.
Overture lists 10 places to stay within 2 km of the centre.
The nearest airport is General Ulpiano Paez International Airport (SNC), 11 km away.
In Santa Elena Province · Ecuador
- 10 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: General Ulpiano Paez International Airport (SNC), 11 km, José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE), 112 km, Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC), 143 km
Forecast updated . 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.
Scores are the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change them (how we score, how we earn).