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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 19 Apr 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
27.8° C
(Which is 2.5°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 6AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)5ft (1.6m)16s
Afternoon (20 Apr)5ft (1.5m)16s
Evening (20 Apr)5ft (1.5m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
2
3
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
S
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)171716161616161515141414141414141313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1203118712251195118011651012960911734724651642549542571458427372298303303303286
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
5
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
E
5
E
5
E
10
E
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
0
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
onglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:27AM
1.85
4:37PM
1.86
5:17AM
1.78
5:28PM
1.74
6:12AM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:11PM
-0.03
10:31AM
0.19
10:58PM
0.03
11:22AM
0.27
11:49PM
0.13
12:20PM
0.38
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise----6:00-------6:00------5:58----
Sunset-------6:05-------6:05-------6:05
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
4111-135211---1111--1133
Temp. °C272726262728282727272626272828272727262627282727
Feels °C (?)323130303030313031313030303030303131303030313031
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