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

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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
25.2° C
(Which is normal 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 (Apr 30) at 6AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 18s period with a secondary swell of 1.1m and 13s. The wind is predicted to be cross-onshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at El Faro (Puerto Villamil) in the next 12 days are 1.3m 17s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (May 06) at 3AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave TypeTime (-06) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 6AM (Wed 30th Apr)3.5ft (1.0m) 18s
Best Surf 3AM (Thu 1st May)3ft (0.9m) 14s
Most Powerful 3AM (Tue 6th May)4.5ft (1.3m) 17s

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

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Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sun
11
NightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.1
S
0.7
SW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.8
SSW
1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
1
S
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
Period(s) (?)131817161915141616161518181616151918181716162018161615151414141414999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)60952850543225117949227444751934435234859654651244671194399691570654455910361096856573389384325233168157129131
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
10
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
S
15
S
10
S
5
S
5
SE
15
SSE
5
S
10
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
5
S
10
SSE
15
SE
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
SE
15
SE
15
SE
5
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
oncross-
on
ononononononglassononcross-
on
onononononcross-
on
ononglasscross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:16AM
1.90
4:26PM
1.88
5:07AM
1.82
5:17PM
1.74
6:01AM
1.71
6:12PM
1.59
7:02AM
1.60
7:14PM
1.46
8:10AM
1.52
8:27PM
1.36
9:22AM
1.49
9:45PM
1.33
10:29AM
1.50
10:55PM
1.35
11:23AM
1.54
11:52PM
1.40
12:07PM
1.58
12:38AM
1.47
12:45PM
1.62
1:17AM
1.53
1:20PM
1.65
1:53AM
1.58
1:54PM
1.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:59PM
-0.08
10:21AM
0.16
10:47PM
-0.01
11:13AM
0.26
11:37PM
0.11
12:09PM
0.38
12:33AM
0.24
1:13PM
0.50
1:35AM
0.37
2:27PM
0.58
2:45AM
0.47
3:46PM
0.60
3:57AM
0.52
4:56PM
0.56
5:01AM
0.53
5:50PM
0.50
5:54AM
0.52
6:33PM
0.42
6:37AM
0.49
7:09PM
0.34
7:16AM
0.46
7:43PM
0.28
7:52AM
0.43
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sun
11
Sunrise-5:58--5:58--5:58--5:58--5:58--5:58--5:58--5:58--5:58--5:58--5:58--5:58-
Sunset--6:02--6:02--6:02--6:02--6:02--6:01--6:01--6:01--6:01--6:01--6:01--6:01
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Rain (mm)
------2-----------------------------
Temp. °C262727252626252626252626262727262626252626252626252626252626252626252626
Feels °C (?)292928272727282828282727292828292827282828292828282927282828282828282727

Short Range Forecast: Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 24°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 Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 6-9 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Long Range Forecast: Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

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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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