Mompiche
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Mompiche is a small fishing village at the south end of a large bay just south of the city of Esmeraldas, Ecuador. Tourists often visit for surfing and fishing.
[edit] Location
Located in the south of the Esmeraldas region of North Western Ecuador. It is located at the south end of a bay encompassing the city of San Francisco at the north, Muisne and La Mancha at center, and Mompiche at the south.
[edit] Surfing
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Surf arrives from NW ground swells and builds around the north facing point of the bay. The point is made up of volcanic rock which extends into the water. Small swells build along the point and create a very tight curl along reef on the the east side of the point. Wave height is accentuated by its proximity to the shelf along the point.
In larger surf the waves move off the rocks and further off the point.
The bottom along the point is similarly composed of volcanic rock and is often uneven. Frequent injuries occur from walking along the shallow bottom toward the point.
In smaller swells the inside will peel for near one-hundred meters along a shallow sandy bottom.
