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El Canyon surfForecast / Galapagos – San Cristobal / Ecuador
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 20 May 2026 -06Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
El Canyon surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Canyon 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 El Canyon today?
The current surf forecast for El Canyon at 12PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am 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) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 May) | - | - |
Table - waves today at El Canyon. (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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 5:09AM2.08m | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 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 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 13 | SSE 8 |
 kJ | 226 | 266 | 326 | 326 | 326 | 322 | 318 | 258 | 217 | 248 | 241 | 280 | 280 | 288 | 203 | 212 | 217 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 149 | 149 | 113 | 146 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 81 | 40 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 15 | 39 | 22 | 35 | 34 | 15 | 203 | 197 | 142 | 144 | 140 | 138 | 138 | 129 | 125 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | N 6 | S 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | N 8 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 15 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 31 | 8 | 8 | 130 | 130 | 129 | 129 | 129 | 4 | 80 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | 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 | — |
| kJ | 173 | 197 | 197 | 173 | 183 | 177 | 177 | 181 | 181 | 186 | 191 | 196 | 202 | 207 | 243 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 146 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 1249 | 94 | 94 | 1053 | 989 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 1323 | 94 | 977 | 94 | 976 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Galapagos - San Cristobal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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