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

information circle16 Day Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 29 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
27.5° C
(Which is 2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

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

The most powerful waves expected at El Faro (Puerto Villamil) in the next 16 days are 1.0m 15s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (May 06) at 12AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave TypeTime (-06) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)--
Best Surf--
Most Powerful12AM (Wed 6th May)3.5ft (1.0m) 15s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Faro (Puerto Villamil) over the next 16 days.


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Short Range Forecast

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

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SW
15
0.6
S
17
0.8
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
232
222
201
214
263
279
260
255
201
156
149
119
88
125
169
142
138
217
215
341
456
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
5
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
5
S
10
S
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSW
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:16PM1.73m
1:47AM1.64m
1:52PM1.74m
2:23AM1.67m
2:26PM1.74m
2:58AM1.68m
3:00PM1.71m
3:33AM1.67m
3:34PM1.66m
4:09AM1.63m
4:09PM1.60m
4:46AM1.57m
4:45PM1.53m
Low Tide
7:38PM0.24m
7:48AM0.36m
8:13PM0.19m
8:24AM0.34m
8:46PM0.16m
8:59AM0.34m
9:19PM0.16m
9:34AM0.36m
9:53PM0.18m
10:10AM0.40m
10:28PM0.23m
10:46AM0.46m
11:05PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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5:58
5:58
5:58
5:58
5:58
5:58
5:58
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6:02
6:02
6:02
6:02
6:02
6:02
6:01
Temp °C
28
28
26
27
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
26
30
30
30
29
29
29
29
29
29
28
29
29
28
28
29
29
29
29
28
28
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
8
0.8
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
Energy kJ
232
222
201
214
263
279
260
255
201
156
149
119
88
82
70
65
58
57
60
341
456
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SW
15
0.6
S
17
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
Energy kJ
86
57
37
52
27
11
66
40
106
82
48
87
45
125
169
142
138
217
215
62
62
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
15
0.4
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.1
SW
18
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
13
0.3
S
13
0.4
SW
18
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
15
Energy kJ
17
64
32
13
13
12
127
64
9
9
49
79
67
42
31
80
39
34
122
83
75
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
3
3
3
Distance (km)
151
151
100
151
151
100
100
151
100
100
100
100
100
100
151
151
100
100
151
151
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Best forecast wave conditions in Galapagos - Isla Isabella
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Ecuador
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
6
5
5
9
7
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
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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 16 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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