Check the Beach

Playa El Matal

Jama, Manabí, Ecuador

No photo of Playa El Matal yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Best: 7 am to 9 am, sunset 6:09 pm
7 am
9.4
7 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
8 am
8.4
4 km/h3 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.2
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
10 am
6.8
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.5
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
12 pm
4.5
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.0
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.1
20 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.2
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.7
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.0
15 km/h10 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 7 am to 9 am. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
27°C81°F
Water
30°C85°F
Wind
127 km/hmph SSW
Gusts
1711 km/hmph
Waves
0.6 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
4%
Sunset
6:09 pm
Today
9.4Excellent7 am74
8.4Great8 am43
7.2Great9 am74
6.8Good10 am127
5.5Good11 am1711
4.5Fair12 pm1912
4.0Fair1 pm2113
4.1Fair2 pm2013
4.2Fair3 pm1912
4.7Fair4 pm1912
5.6Good5 pm1610
6.0Good6 pm1510
Sat
6.6Good7 am74
6.6Good8 am74
6.6Good9 am53
6.6Good10 am106
5.8Good11 am1711
5.0Fair12 pm1710
4.5Fair1 pm1811
4.7Fair2 pm159
4.9Fair3 pm1610
6.0Good4 pm149
6.2Good5 pm128
6.8Good6 pm106
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, 1.5 m. Low at 7 pm, -0.2 m. High at 1 am, 1.8 mLow 7 am, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 1 pm, 1.5 m5 ftLow 7 pm, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 1 am, 1.8 m6 ftNow8 am2 pm8 pm2 am
  • Low 7 am, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 1 pm, 1.5 m5 ft
  • Low 7 pm, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 1 am, 1.8 m6 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

  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 980 m0.6 mi

Getting there

Nearest town
1.4 km0.9 miEl Matal (village)
Nearest airport
48 km30 miAeropuerto Los Perales (BHA)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat6.8 GoodBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 74%
  • Sun7.5 GreatBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 67%
  • Mon5.7 GoodBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 93%
  • Tue5.5 GoodBest 9 am to 10 amWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 92%
  • Wed6.3 GoodBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 90%