Ecuador Tide Charts

Puerto López tides

Predicted from Puerto de Cayo, NOAA station TWC0269, 15 miles away — close enough for heights, though the tide may turn a few minutes off the times shown. Heights in feet above MLLW. Also covers Isla de la Plata, Machalilla National Park, Los Frailes, Playa Machalilla and Salango.

Water level now

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Next tide

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Highs and lows

  1. 3:16 amLow tide1.6 ft
  2. 9:16 amHigh tide5.8 ft
  3. 3:37 pmLow tide1.1 ft
  4. 10:11 pmHigh tide6.4 ft

Sun and moon

Sunrise
6:00 am
Sunset
6:13 pm
Daylight
12 hr 13 min
Moonrise
12:50 am
Moonset
1:10 pm
Moon
Waning crescent 41%

The lowest daylight water is 1.1 ft at 3:37 pm.

About Puerto López

Serving as the premier gateway to Machalilla National Park, this region encompasses the pristine crescent bay of Los Frailes, the fishing village of Salango, Playa Machalilla, and the offshore sanctuary of Isla de la Plata. High tide brings deep, crystal-clear water to the white sands of Los Frailes for swimming and paddleboarding, and allows tour boats to easily launch from Puerto López for whale watching and snorkeling excursions. At low tide, the rocky reef platforms around Salango and Isla de la Plata are partially exposed, creating natural tide pools and shallow, calm snorkeling channels filled with parrotfish, sea turtles, and coral heads. Because harvesting shells or marine life is strictly prohibited within the national park, low tide is best utilized for eco-walking, photography, and bird watching. Consulting tide predictions ensures smooth boat embarkation from the beach and peak visibility for snorkeling over shallow rock reefs.

This week

  1. Mon

    2 Nov

    6.4 ft

    10:11 pm

    1.1 ft

    3:37 pm

  2. Tue

    3 Nov

    6.5 ft

    11:24 pm

    1.3 ft

    4:56 pm

  3. Wed

    4 Nov

    5.9 ft

    11:58 am

    1.2 ft

    6:08 pm

  4. Thu

    5 Nov

    6.7 ft

    12:27 am

    0.9 ft

    6:53 am

  5. Fri

    6 Nov

    7.0 ft

    1:20 am

    0.4 ft

    7:44 am

  6. Sat

    7 Nov

    7.2 ft

    2:05 am

    0.1 ft

    8:27 am

  7. Sun

    8 Nov

    7.3 ft

    2:44 am

    -0.1 ft

    9:05 am

  8. Mon

    9 Nov

    7.3 ft

    3:21 am

    -0.2 ft

    9:41 am

  9. Tue

    10 Nov

    7.2 ft

    3:55 am

    -0.2 ft

    10:16 am

  10. Wed

    11 Nov

    7.1 ft

    5:08 pm

    -0.1 ft

    10:49 am

The highest water of each day, and when it arrives.

King tides in 83 days

Water reaches 8.9 ft at 5:22 pm on Sunday 24 January, the highest of this run. See every king tide through 2030

Along the coast

Every Ecuador location, in order along the coast. Each dot sits at its true latitude. Where places crowd together the writing is nudged clear and joined back to its dot by a line.

November 2026

Date Tides Sunrise Sunset
1Sun
Low 2:01 am 1.4 ftHigh 7:59 am 6.2 ftLow 2:23 pm 0.7 ftHigh 8:55 pm 6.6 ft
6:00 am6:12 pm
2Mon
Low 3:16 am 1.6 ftHigh 9:16 am 5.8 ftLow 3:37 pm 1.1 ftHigh 10:11 pm 6.4 ft
6:00 am6:13 pm
3Tue
Low 4:37 am 1.6 ftHigh 10:40 am 5.7 ftLow 4:56 pm 1.3 ftHigh 11:24 pm 6.5 ft
6:00 am6:13 pm
4Wed
Low 5:52 am 1.3 ftHigh 11:58 am 5.9 ftLow 6:08 pm 1.2 ft
6:00 am6:13 pm
5Thu
High 12:27 am 6.7 ftLow 6:53 am 0.9 ftHigh 1:02 pm 6.3 ftLow 7:08 pm 1.0 ft
6:00 am6:13 pm
6Fri
High 1:20 am 7.0 ftLow 7:44 am 0.4 ftHigh 1:54 pm 6.6 ftLow 7:58 pm 0.9 ft
6:00 am6:13 pm
7Sat
High 2:05 am 7.2 ftLow 8:27 am 0.1 ftHigh 2:39 pm 6.9 ftLow 8:41 pm 0.8 ft
6:00 am6:13 pm
8Sun
High 2:44 am 7.3 ftLow 9:05 am -0.1 ftHigh 3:19 pm 7.1 ftLow 9:21 pm 0.8 ft
6:00 am6:13 pm
9Mon
High 3:21 am 7.3 ftLow 9:41 am -0.2 ftHigh 3:56 pm 7.2 ftLow 9:58 pm 0.8 ft
6:00 am6:13 pm
10Tue
High 3:55 am 7.2 ftLow 10:16 am -0.2 ftHigh 4:32 pm 7.2 ftLow 10:34 pm 1.0 ft
6:00 am6:13 pm
11Wed
High 4:29 am 7.0 ftLow 10:49 am -0.1 ftHigh 5:08 pm 7.1 ftLow 11:10 pm 1.2 ft
6:00 am6:13 pm
12Thu
High 5:03 am 6.8 ftLow 11:23 am 0.1 ftHigh 5:44 pm 6.9 ftLow 11:47 pm 1.4 ft
6:00 am6:14 pm
13Fri
High 5:39 am 6.4 ftLow 11:59 am 0.4 ftHigh 6:22 pm 6.6 ft
6:00 am6:14 pm
14Sat
Low 12:27 am 1.7 ftHigh 6:16 am 6.1 ftLow 12:36 pm 0.8 ftHigh 7:03 pm 6.4 ft
6:00 am6:14 pm
15Sun
Low 1:11 am 2.0 ftHigh 6:58 am 5.7 ftLow 1:17 pm 1.2 ftHigh 7:48 pm 6.1 ft
6:01 am6:14 pm
16Mon
Low 2:01 am 2.2 ftHigh 7:47 am 5.3 ftLow 2:05 pm 1.5 ftHigh 8:39 pm 5.9 ft
6:01 am6:14 pm
17Tue
Low 3:00 am 2.3 ftHigh 8:48 am 5.1 ftLow 3:01 pm 1.8 ftHigh 9:37 pm 5.8 ft
6:01 am6:15 pm
18Wed
Low 4:05 am 2.2 ftHigh 9:58 am 5.0 ftLow 4:05 pm 2.0 ftHigh 10:36 pm 5.9 ft
6:01 am6:15 pm
19Thu
Low 5:08 am 2.0 ftHigh 11:09 am 5.2 ftLow 5:10 pm 1.9 ftHigh 11:33 pm 6.1 ft
6:01 am6:15 pm
20Fri
Low 6:04 am 1.5 ftHigh 12:10 pm 5.6 ftLow 6:10 pm 1.7 ft
6:01 am6:15 pm
21Sat
High 12:24 am 6.5 ftLow 6:53 am 1.0 ftHigh 1:04 pm 6.1 ftLow 7:03 pm 1.4 ft
6:02 am6:16 pm
22Sun
High 1:11 am 6.8 ftLow 7:38 am 0.4 ftHigh 1:52 pm 6.6 ftLow 7:53 pm 1.1 ft
6:02 am6:16 pm
23Mon
High 1:57 am 7.2 ftLow 8:22 am -0.2 ftHigh 2:39 pm 7.2 ftLow 8:41 pm 0.8 ft
6:02 am6:16 pm
24Tue
High 2:42 am 7.5 ftLow 9:06 am -0.6 ftHigh 3:25 pm 7.6 ftLow 9:28 pm 0.5 ft
6:02 am6:17 pm
25Wed
High 3:28 am 7.7 ftLow 9:51 am -0.9 ftHigh 4:11 pm 7.9 ftLow 10:16 pm 0.4 ft
6:03 am6:17 pm
26Thu
High 4:15 am 7.8 ftLow 10:37 am -1.0 ftHigh 4:59 pm 8.0 ftLow 11:06 pm 0.4 ft
6:03 am6:17 pm
27Fri
High 5:04 am 7.6 ftLow 11:26 am -0.9 ftHigh 5:49 pm 7.9 ftLow 11:58 pm 0.5 ft
6:03 am6:18 pm
28Sat
High 5:55 am 7.3 ftLow 12:16 pm -0.5 ftHigh 6:42 pm 7.7 ft
6:04 am6:18 pm
29Sun
Low 12:54 am 0.8 ftHigh 6:51 am 6.9 ftLow 1:11 pm -0.1 ftHigh 7:38 pm 7.4 ft
6:04 am6:18 pm
30Mon
Low 1:55 am 1.0 ftHigh 7:53 am 6.5 ftLow 2:10 pm 0.5 ftHigh 8:39 pm 7.1 ft
6:04 am6:19 pm

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