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El Faro (Puerto Villamil) surfForecast / Galapagos – Isla Isabella / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 18 Jan 2026 -06
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El Faro (Puerto Villamil) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Faro (Puerto Villamil) sea temperature is
24.0° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at El Faro (Puerto Villamil) today?

The current surf forecast for El Faro (Puerto Villamil) at 4AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (19 Jan)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (19 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)17s

Table - waves today at El Faro (Puerto Villamil). (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)131313121212131717171616161616151514141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1011371338986121129117168166177223284166318294272239264261253246239236
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononglassglassonononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:51AM
1.63
3:29PM
1.69
3:27AM
1.66
4:03PM
1.75
4:03AM
1.68
4:36PM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:55PM
0.43
9:10AM
0.17
9:31PM
0.39
9:43AM
0.15
10:07PM
0.36
10:16AM
0.16
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise----6:09-------6:09-------6:09---
Sunset-------6:19-------6:19-------6:20
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C252424242526262524242423252626252524242325262625
Feels °C (?)282626272727272727272726272727272827272627272727
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