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Spot de Barbasquillo

Barbasquillo kitesurf, wingfoil and surf spot

Ecuador · Manabí

-0.94 | -80.75

Overview

Barbasquillo is a beach located near Manta, in the Manabí province of Ecuador. This spot is more surf-oriented, but kitesurfing is also practiced when wind conditions allow. The prevailing winds blow from the southwest during the dry season (May to December), with variable intensities of 12 to 18 knots. The beach is exposed to Pacific waves, making it a spot better suited to riders with wave experience. The spot is easily accessible from Manta. Watch out for rocks on some parts of the beach.
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Barbasquillo: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

The season runs from May to January, peaking in July: 30 rideable days a month and 307 hours of usable wind, at 28 °C. The low point is February, at 18.5 days.

Rideable days per month

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 100% 13-20 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 100% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is November, at 27 °C. The wettest month is February, with 320 mm. Bar height is the month's rideable days; the split shows how its wind hours break down by strength.

Monthly averages — Barbasquillo — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 30.5 209 h 29 °C 62 mm
February 18.5 89 h 29 °C 320 mm
March 21.0 95 h 29 °C 182 mm
April 25.0 139 h 30 °C 74 mm
May 30.5 261 h 29 °C 26 mm
June 29.5 265 h 29 °C 9 mm
July 31.0 307 h 28 °C 3 mm
August 31.0 293 h 28 °C 9 mm
September 30.0 273 h 28 °C 1 mm
October 30.5 293 h 28 °C 12 mm
November 30.0 290 h 27 °C 13 mm
December 31.0 278 h 29 °C 11 mm
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Technical details of Barbasquillo spot

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Spot opening date

Open all year round

Required level

Intermediate

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