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Loberia surfForecast / Galapagos – San Cristobal / Ecuador
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 15 Dec 2025 -06Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Loberia surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Loberia sea temperature is
21.7° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Loberia today?
The current surf forecast for Loberia at 1AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Loberia. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 171 | 171 | 104 | 104 | 128 | 111 | 142 | 142 | 111 | 142 | 140 | 140 | 106 | 96 | 93 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 68 | 70 | 84 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:55PM 1.75 | 12:38PM 1.65 | 12:39AM 1.78 | 1:21PM 1.71 | 1:19AM 1.81 | 2:01PM 1.76 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:30AM 0.48 | 6:40PM 0.65 | 7:12AM 0.42 | 7:24PM 0.62 | 7:50AM 0.36 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
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