molina playa

Eloy Alfaro, Esmeraldas, Ecuador

No photo of molina playa yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Best: 7 am to 12 pm, sunset 6:03 pm

6 am
7.8
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great

7 am
8.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great

8 am
8.4
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great

9 am
8.8
7 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent

10 am
8.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent

11 am
7.9
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great

12 pm
6.5
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good

1 pm
5.5
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good

2 pm
5.2
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair

3 pm
5.1
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair

4 pm
4.7
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair

5 pm
4.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair

6 pm
4.5
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 7 am to 12 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air: 27°C80°F
Water: 30°C87°F
Wind: 138 km/hmph SW
Gusts: 1912 km/hmph
Waves: 0.4 m1 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: falling
Rain: 31%
Sunset: 6:03 pm

Today

7.8Great6 am95

8.1Great7 am85

8.4Great8 am74

8.8Excellent9 am74

8.6Excellent10 am85

7.9Great11 am159

6.5Good12 pm159

5.5Good1 pm2113

5.2Fair2 pm2113

5.1Fair3 pm1811

4.7Fair4 pm1811

4.7Fair5 pm138

4.5Fair6 pm106

Sat

5.7Good6 am85

6.4Good7 am32

6.2Good8 am42

6.1Good9 am11

6.3Good10 am42

6.7Good11 am106

7.1Great12 pm159

5.4Fair1 pm1811

5.3Fair2 pm1711

4.9Fair3 pm2013

4.8Fair4 pm1710

4.7Fair5 pm149

3.5Poor6 pm74

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Low 7 am, -0.3 m1 ft
High 1 pm, 1.6 m5 ft
Low 7 pm, -0.3 m<1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

Boat ramp300 m980 ft awayplaya
SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop: 960 m0.6 miMolina
Nearest town: 8.8 km5.5 miSanta Lucía de las Peñas (village)
Nearest airport: 61 km38 miAeropuerto Internacional Coronel Carlos Concha Torres (ESM)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near molina playa.

Partner links

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

Sat7.1 GreatBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 85%
Sun6.9 GoodBest 10 am to 2 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 85%
Mon5.6 GoodBest 9 am to 11 amWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 87%
Tue7.0 GreatBest 9 am to 4 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 70%
Wed8.1 GreatBest 9 am to 2 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 57%