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.
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Water level now
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Highs and lows
- 3:16 amLow tide1.6 ft
- 9:16 amHigh tide5.8 ft
- 3:37 pmLow tide1.1 ft
- 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
Mon
2 Nov
6.4 ft
10:11 pm
1.1 ft
3:37 pm
Tue
3 Nov
6.5 ft
11:24 pm
1.3 ft
4:56 pm
Wed
4 Nov
5.9 ft
11:58 am
1.2 ft
6:08 pm
Thu
5 Nov
6.7 ft
12:27 am
0.9 ft
6:53 am
Fri
6 Nov
7.0 ft
1:20 am
0.4 ft
7:44 am
Sat
7 Nov
7.2 ft
2:05 am
0.1 ft
8:27 am
Sun
8 Nov
7.3 ft
2:44 am
-0.1 ft
9:05 am
Mon
9 Nov
7.3 ft
3:21 am
-0.2 ft
9:41 am
Tue
10 Nov
7.2 ft
3:55 am
-0.2 ft
10:16 am
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 am | 6:12 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 am | 6:13 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 am | 6:13 pm |
| 4Wed | Low 5:52 am 1.3 ftHigh 11:58 am 5.9 ftLow 6:08 pm 1.2 ft | 6:00 am | 6:13 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 am | 6:13 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 am | 6:13 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 am | 6:13 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 am | 6:13 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 am | 6:13 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 am | 6:13 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 am | 6:13 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 am | 6:14 pm |
| 13Fri | High 5:39 am 6.4 ftLow 11:59 am 0.4 ftHigh 6:22 pm 6.6 ft | 6:00 am | 6:14 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 am | 6:14 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 am | 6:14 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 am | 6:14 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 am | 6:15 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 am | 6:15 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 am | 6:15 pm |
| 20Fri | Low 6:04 am 1.5 ftHigh 12:10 pm 5.6 ftLow 6:10 pm 1.7 ft | 6:01 am | 6:15 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 am | 6:16 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 am | 6:16 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 am | 6:16 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 am | 6:17 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 am | 6:17 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 am | 6:17 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 am | 6:18 pm |
| 28Sat | High 5:55 am 7.3 ftLow 12:16 pm -0.5 ftHigh 6:42 pm 7.7 ft | 6:04 am | 6:18 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 am | 6:18 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 am | 6:19 pm |