Check the Beach

La Poza

Manta, Manabí, Ecuador

La Poza 5 photos

  • Ecuador Manta Murciélago beach 01

    Ecuador Manta Murciélago beach 01. Cayambe, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Ecuador Manta beach restaurants

    Ecuador Manta beach restaurants. Cayambe, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Santa Marianita beach (Unsplash)

    Santa Marianita beach (Unsplash). Andrés Medina andydjpsyco, CC0. Source

  • 2022-10-04 02 Tugboat, TIGRE - IMO 9121479, in Manta, Ecuador

    2022-10-04 02 Tugboat, TIGRE - IMO 9121479, in Manta, Ecuador. Gordon Leggett, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • 2022-10-04 01 Tugboat, TIGRE - IMO 9121479, in Manta, Ecuador

    2022-10-04 01 Tugboat, TIGRE - IMO 9121479, in Manta, Ecuador. Gordon Leggett, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 6:11 pm
7 am
7.2
7 km/h5 mph wind, Great
8 am
6.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.5
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
12 pm
4.9
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.4
17 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.9
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.6
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
5 pm
7.0
15 km/h10 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.5
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 5 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
27°C80°F
Water
29°C84°F
Wind
117 km/hmph SSW
Gusts
2113 km/hmph
Waves
0.8 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
6%
Sunset
6:11 pm
Today
7.2Great7 am75
6.3Good8 am106
6.3Good9 am106
6.6Good10 am117
5.5Good11 am138
4.9Fair12 pm159
4.4Fair1 pm1711
4.9Fair2 pm1811
5.6Good3 pm1711
6.3Good4 pm1610
7.0Great5 pm1510
7.5Great6 pm1610
Sat
6.8Good7 am63
7.4Great8 am64
6.3Good9 am53
6.3Good10 am64
6.0Good11 am106
5.5Good12 pm138
5.2Fair1 pm1711
5.7Good2 pm1711
6.3Good3 pm1811
6.0Good4 pm1610
6.4Good5 pm138
7.7Great6 pm117
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 7 am, -0.2 m. High at 1 pm, 1.4 m. Low at 7 pm, -0.1 mLow 7 am, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 1 pm, 1.4 m5 ftLow 7 pm, -0.1 m<1 ftNow7 am1 pm7 pm1 am
  • Low 7 am, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 1 pm, 1.4 m5 ft
  • Low 7 pm, -0.1 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

  • LifeguardNone listed
  • Restrooms140 m470 ft away
  • Drinking water220 m730 ft away
  • Parking10 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 120 m380 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink34 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Picnic tables190 m610 ft away
  • Playground70 m230 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
110 m360 ft
Nearest town
290 m960 ftManta (city)
Nearest airport
4 km2 miAeropuerto Internacional General Eloy Alfaro Delgado (MEC)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat7.7 GreatBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 51%
  • Sun8.1 GreatBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 53%
  • Mon5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 85%
  • Tue5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 82%
  • Wed5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 82%