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Carola surfForecast / Galapagos – San Cristobal / Ecuador
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 20 May 2026 -06Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Carola surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Carola sea temperature is
27.0° C
(Which is 3.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Carola today?
The current surf forecast for Carola at 7PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Carola. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NW 14 | NW 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NW 13 | NW 13 | |
36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 34 | 33 | 54 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 61 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:20PM1.99m | 6:04AM2.01m | 6:18PM1.86m | 7:05AM1.93m | 7:23PM1.74m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:18AM0.32m | 11:41PM0.15m | 12:15PM0.41m | 00:37AM0.27m | 1:19PM0.50m | 1:38AM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — |
 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | 5:57 |
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Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 |
 kJ | 229 | 331 | 326 | 322 | 318 | 220 | 217 | 211 | 206 | 234 | 280 | 288 | 203 | 203 | 217 | 201 | 172 | 140 | 114 | 149 | 146 | 146 | 142 | 146 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | NW 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 41 | 40 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 19 | 22 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 200 | 118 | 169 | 129 | 127 | 114 | 113 | 82 | 299 | 61 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 10 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | SW 10 | NW 14 | SW 16 | SW 13 | NW 14 | NW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 13 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 33 | 54 | 33 | 15 | 33 | 130 | 82 | 64 | 63 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 61 | 164 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 168 | 173 | 167 | 172 | 153 | 157 | 181 | 176 | 214 | 191 | 202 | 212 | 207 | 217 | — | — | — | 176 | 176 | — | — | — | — | 142 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 1052 | 988 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 976 | 974 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 |
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