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

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 14 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
23.0° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for El Faro (Puerto Villamil) this week:

The surf forecast for El Faro (Puerto Villamil) over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jan 14) at 9PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at El Faro (Puerto Villamil) in the next 12 days are 0.8m 16s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jan 20) at 3PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave TypeTime (-06) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 9PM (Wed 14th Jan)1.5ft (0.4m) 14s
Best Surf 3AM (Wed 21st Jan)2.5ft (0.8m) 14s
Most Powerful 3PM (Tue 20th Jan)2.5ft (0.8m) 16s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Faro (Puerto Villamil) over the next 12 days.

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Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
AMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNight
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414131312121212121716151413121317161614
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)488179116951038555825657831099613786129166284318239
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
15
SSE
5
SSW
5
SSE
15
S
5
S
10
ESE
20
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
5
ESE
10
E
15
SE
5
SSE
10
SE
20
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
20
SE
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:01PM
1.30
11:58PM
1.40
12:54PM
1.36
12:49AM
1.45
1:39PM
1.44
1:34AM
1.51
2:18PM
1.53
2:14AM
1.57
2:55PM
1.61
2:51AM
1.63
3:29PM
1.69
3:27AM
1.66
4:03PM
1.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:57PM
0.68
6:34AM
0.44
6:51PM
0.62
7:19AM
0.36
7:36PM
0.55
7:59AM
0.28
8:17PM
0.48
8:36AM
0.22
8:55PM
0.43
9:10AM
0.17
9:31PM
0.39
9:43AM
0.15
10:07PM
0.36
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise6:07--6:07--6:07--6:07--6:09--6:09--6:09--
Sunset-6:17--6:17--6:17--6:19--6:19--6:19--6:19-
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C262624262524262624262625272625262624272725
Feels °C (?)272727272626262627272728282728262726282828
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Information about the El Faro (Puerto Villamil) Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for El Faro (Puerto Villamil) provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at El Faro (Puerto Villamil) can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our El Faro (Puerto Villamil) surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (El Faro (Puerto Villamil)) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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