Mar Bravo
Coastal areas · Ecuador
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Mar Bravo is a NE-facing sand beach on the Ecuador shoreline, opening onto the Gulf of Tribugá — it catches N–E swell, and offshore S–W winds tidy the banks through year-round.
10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~22.8°C (73°F) on average
Jan
25.1°C
77.2°F · 23–26.7°C
Feb
25.9°C
78.6°F · 22.4–27.7°C
Mar
25.9°C
78.6°F · 22.8–28.5°C
Apr
25.5°C
77.9°F · 22.8–28.8°C
May
25°C
77°F · 21.9–28.5°C
Jun
23.6°C
74.5°F · 19.7–26.9°C
Jul
23°C
73.4°F · 19–27.4°C
Aug
22.7°C
72.9°F · 19.5–25.4°C
Sep
22.8°C
73°F · 20.2–25°C
Oct
22.8°C
73°F · 19.2–24.8°C
Nov
23.3°C
73.9°F · 21.3–25.7°C
Dec
24.2°C
75.6°F · 22–25.6°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
N–E
Best wind
S–W
Break type
Beach break
Best season
Year-round
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.
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