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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 03 May 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
27.0° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than 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 9AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (03 May)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (03 May)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
16
0.6
S
18
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
90
88
80
79
125
124
169
169
160
144
142
138
138
211
211
217
242
251
222
350
341
421
395
456
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SW
5
SSW
5
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:33AM1.67m
3:34PM1.66m
4:09AM1.63m
4:09PM1.60m
4:46AM1.57m
4:45PM1.53m
Low Tide
9:34AM0.36m
9:53PM0.18m
10:10AM0.40m
10:28PM0.23m
10:46AM0.46m
11:05PM0.30m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
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5:58
5:58
5:58
5:58
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6:02
6:02
6:01
6:01
Temp °C
25
25
27
28
28
27
27
27
26
26
27
28
27
27
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
26
28
29
29
30
30
29
31
31
29
29
30
30
29
30
28
29
30
30
30
28
28
28
29
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SSE
8
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
Energy kJ
90
88
80
79
75
73
70
70
51
50
49
48
47
211
211
217
242
251
60
350
341
421
395
456
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
S
18
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
Energy kJ
87
69
45
44
125
124
169
169
160
144
142
138
138
45
44
44
44
44
222
62
63
63
62
62
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
17
0.3
S
15
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
S
18
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
Energy kJ
77
41
67
66
42
40
31
31
28
36
80
78
39
38
37
61
112
160
122
83
144
100
102
74
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
2
3
3
3
Distance (km)
100
100
100
100
100
151
0
0
0
100
0
1329
100
100
100
100
1119
100
1126
1126
1329
1126
1126
1126
Best forecast wave conditions in Galapagos - Isla Isabella
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Ecuador
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
5
5
9
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