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
27.9° 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 surf forecast for El Faro (Puerto Villamil) over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Apr 26) at 12PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at El Faro (Puerto Villamil) in the next 16 days are 1.0m 16s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Apr 25) at 12PM. 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+)12PM (Sun 26th Apr)3ft (0.9m) 14s
Best Surf12PM (Sun 26th Apr)3ft (0.9m) 14s
Most Powerful12PM (Sat 25th Apr)3.5ft (1.0m) 16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
13
1
S
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
S
11
0.5
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
1.1
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
367
350
273
248
192
145
97
138
318
341
540
456
366
289
207
333
360
293
210
293
188
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
SSE
5
SSW
10
S
15
S
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
5
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
5
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
ESE
10
E
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:25PM1.61m
7:17AM1.60m
7:32PM1.48m
8:31AM1.55m
8:52PM1.41m
9:47AM1.55m
10:13PM1.40m
10:56AM1.59m
11:24PM1.45m
11:51AM1.65m
00:20AM1.52m
12:37PM1.70m
1:07AM1.59m
Low Tide
12:20PM0.38m
00:47AM0.25m
1:28PM0.49m
1:55AM0.36m
2:48PM0.55m
3:12AM0.43m
4:11PM0.54m
4:27AM0.45m
5:21PM0.48m
5:31AM0.44m
6:16PM0.39m
6:24AM0.41m
7:00PM0.31m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
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5:58
5:58
5:58
5:58
5:58
5:58
5:58
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6:05
6:04
6:04
6:04
6:04
6:04
6:02
1
4
1
2
1
4
3
6
6
2
1
3
2
4
Temp °C
28
28
27
28
28
27
28
28
27
28
27
26
26
27
26
28
28
27
28
28
27
30
31
30
30
30
31
30
30
29
30
29
29
28
29
29
29
30
30
29
29
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
13
1
S
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.9
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
9
Energy kJ
367
350
273
248
192
145
97
104
121
91
540
456
162
127
128
119
122
146
210
210
188
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
W
12
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.4
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
16
1
SSE
7
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
Energy kJ
3
3
6
6
13
36
94
93
318
341
101
116
366
289
207
333
360
293
181
181
133
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
7
0.1
NW
12
0.1
S
18
0.1
NE
7
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
11
0.5
S
11
0.2
W
14
0.1
NW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
S
17
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.1
W
17
0.1
W
16
0.2
S
16
Energy kJ
4
6
6
2
25
48
72
138
43
64
14
10
8
103
202
35
12
11
5
5
20
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
7
1.3
SSE
9
Energy kJ
57
293
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
Distance (km)
58
151
151
151
151
151
151
151
151
151
151
58
151
151
58
58
100
58
58
151
58
Best forecast wave conditions in Galapagos - Isla Isabella
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Ecuador
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
7
4
4
6
5
9
8
7
4
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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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