Tongo Reef Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Galapagos – San Cristobal, Ecuador)

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Tongo Reef Surf Guide

Tongo Reef in Galapagos is an exposed reef break that has pretty consitent surf. Winter is the optimum time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds are from the southeast. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the northwest. A right hand reef break. It's sometimes crowded here. Watch out for rocks,sea lions.

Tongo Reef Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Reef	3.6
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
fairly consistent	23.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Tongo Reef:

The best conditions reported for surf at Tongo Reef occur when a South swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East-southeast.

Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

12 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Tongo Reef (for consistent clean waves)?

aprilBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing Tongo Reef with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Autumn and most often the month of April. Clean surfable waves are typically found 92% of the time in April while 8% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 0% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

92%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Tongo Reef Location Map

Interactive Tongo Reef surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Tongo Reef is Seymour (Galapagos) Airport (GPS) in Galapagos I. (ecuador, which is 87 km (54 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Tongo Reef is General Ulpiano Paez (Salinas) Airport (SNC) in Ecuador, 971 km (603 miles) away.

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Tongo Reef Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

7 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Sunday, 14 August 2022, 03:01 Local Time

m, °C	Sunday 14
ft, °F	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM
Wave (m)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Period (s)	16	16	16	16
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

What does Tongo Reef look like?

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Tides at Tongo Reef

Current tide and informaton

For San Cristobal, Galapagos Islands, 2 km from Tongo Reef.

Next High Water: 04:12am | 2.23m

Next Low Water: 10:25am | 0.14m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Tongo Reef Sea Temperature

Sunny with pleasantly warm air temperatures (feeling like 20.0 °C once we account for wind), and similar sea temperatures (23.0 °C). Wear boardshorts or a shorty, or better still a thin summer wetsuit to keep the UV off.

Today, many surfers would wear a shorty.

Current Temp*: 23.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite