About

Surfing here is something magical, you can see the end of the island covered by palm trees from the pointbreak, its difficult and rarely, but you can get barreled sometimes.

Atmosphere:
Portete is a small village near Mompiche, is the closest wave from Mompiche, its a good option when Mompiche is on high tide.

Once you get to Portete you will feel like you're in paradise!
Locals are nice and will be glad to help you.

You can rent a surfboard or bodyboard in front of the spot, you can also find a restaurant where you can try a delicious Ecuadorian ceviche for 6$, very tasty in my opinion.

Additional Info:
There is a parking slot before getting to the river, its like 1 dollar per hour.
Portete is a rivermouth break and also a beachbreak, you can choose which one of those you feel more comfortable. Best tide to ride Portete is in high tide.

Location

Access

Portete is 5 minutes ahead from Mompiche, in front of Royal de Cameron hotel.
You have to take a boat to cross the river and get to Portete shore, its really cheap, like 50cents per person.

Wave Characteristics

Ideal Conditions

Crowd

Dangers

Rips / undertow, Rocks

Videos

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