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El Canyon surfForecast / Galapagos – San Cristobal / Ecuador
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 27 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
26.3° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at El Canyon today (27 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NW swell.
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 27). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 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 27°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | |
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | 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 | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 12:08PM1.85m | 00:45AM1.73m | 12:52PM1.87m | 1:28AM1.78m | 1:31PM1.88m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:00AM0.55m | 6:38PM0.40m | 6:49AM0.54m | 7:21PM0.35m | 7:32AM0.52m | 7:58PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 |
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Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
 kJ | 418 | 463 | 469 | 443 | 418 | 406 | 342 | 400 | 400 | 293 | 362 | 301 | 367 | 456 | 347 | 749 | 634 | 683 | 1019 | 1224 | 551 | 1307 | 1421 | 1421 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | N 7 | N 7 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 15 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 15 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 81 | 81 | 83 | 6 | 91 | 91 | 66 | 4 | 4 | 114 | 93 | 112 | 144 | 172 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 82 | 66 | 657 | 66 | 66 | 53 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | N 9 | NW 12 | N 8 | SSE 8 | NW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | SW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SSE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 56 | 154 | 154 | 482 | 215 | 334 | 339 | 123 | 145 | 66 | 229 | 229 | 467 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 99 | 120 | 140 | 111 | 118 | 114 | 114 | 96 | 93 | 77 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 94 | 94 | 1 | 94 | 94 | 977 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 1 | 1249 | 94 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 977 | 1 | 1 | 977 | 977 | 977 | 1 | 1 |
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