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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 23 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
28.1° C
(Which is 3.0°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 1AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (24 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (24 Apr)2ft (0.6m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
S
17
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
192
192
189
145
145
140
94
100
138
98
220
318
404
363
341
540
540
441
413
376
371
371
366
293
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:32PM1.48m
8:31AM1.55m
8:52PM1.41m
9:47AM1.55m
10:13PM1.40m
10:56AM1.59m
Low Tide
1:28PM0.49m
1:55AM0.36m
2:48PM0.55m
3:12AM0.43m
4:11PM0.54m
4:27AM0.45m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
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5:58
5:58
5:58
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6:04
6:04
6:04
6:04
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
28
27
27
26
26
26
27
28
28
27
26
26
26
26
27
28
28
27
27
26
27
27
28
28
30
29
30
29
29
30
30
30
30
29
29
29
29
30
30
29
30
29
31
29
31
30
30
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
Energy kJ
192
192
189
145
57
59
81
81
81
84
86
128
157
177
177
540
134
138
142
138
142
160
176
208
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
S
11
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
1
SE
7
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
Energy kJ
13
22
22
31
145
140
94
100
91
98
89
318
404
363
341
94
540
441
413
376
371
371
366
293
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.6
S
17
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.7
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.2
W
13
0.1
NW
16
0.2
W
13
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.4
S
18
Energy kJ
25
25
25
48
28
42
72
86
138
85
220
64
43
41
42
68
88
82
14
10
14
9
8
98
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
8
1.1
SE
7
Energy kJ
127
186
102
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
1
Distance (km)
1344
1126
1126
151
1126
1126
1119
1369
151
1140
1126
1126
1126
1126
1127
151
151
151
151
151
151
58
151
100
Best forecast wave conditions in Galapagos - Isla Isabella
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Ecuador
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
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