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El Murciélago is a popular beach in Manta, in the Manabí province of Ecuador. Located right in the city center, this urban beach is easily accessible but offers limited kitesurfing conditions due to tourist crowds. The thermal wind blows from the southwest during the dry season (May to December), with intensities of 12 to 18 knots. The beach is exposed to Pacific waves. The spot is better suited to surfing than kitesurfing due to limited space on the beach. This spot is suitable for intermediate to advanced riders who can handle waves and beach crowds.

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Spot forecast for El Murciélago

Sunrise 06:03 · Sunset 18:11

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 2.3 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 04:42 · 1.2 m High tide 10:46 · 1.9 m Low tide 17:02 · 1 m High tide 23:38 · 2.1 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 05:58 · 1.1 m High tide 11:59 · 2 m Low tide 18:08 · 1 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 00:33 · 2.2 m Low tide 06:55 · 1 m High tide 12:57 · 2.1 m Low tide 19:02 · 0.9 m
Friday 23 October High tide 01:17 · 2.4 m Low tide 07:39 · 0.8 m High tide 13:44 · 2.3 m Low tide 19:46 · 0.8 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 01:57 · 2.5 m Low tide 08:17 · 0.6 m High tide 14:26 · 2.5 m Low tide 20:27 · 0.7 m

El Murciélago: when to go?

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

Season · peak

307h

in July · 31 rideable days

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.

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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.

Monthly averages: El Murciélago

Monthly averages — El Murciélago — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
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 El Murciélago spot

The spot works with winds from SSW, SW, WSW, W.

Depending on conditions: S, WNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Advanced

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