Surf forecast · Ecuador · Galápagos
Surf forecast Punta Carola (San Cristóbal) today
Waves, swell and wind at Punta Carola (San Cristóbal) (Galápagos, Ecuador) today and for the next 3 days, every 3 hours of daylight, with a plain verdict per day — flat, small, fun, good or big, offshore or onshore — and the best window to paddle out.
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Right now
Small offshore. The swell comes from behind this beach, so the surf is smaller than the open-sea numbers.
Punta Carola (San Cristóbal) surf forecast, next 3 days
- Flat
- Small
- Fun
- Good
- Big
Saturday 24 October
Small Best window 13:00–16:00: small, offshore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | 1.7 m · 8 s ↑S | 1.1 m · 8 s ↑SSW | 24–58 km/h ↑SSE offshore |
Sunday 25 October
Small Best window 14:00–17:00: small, offshore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.4 m · 8 s ↑S | 0.9 m · 9 s ↑SSW | 16–32 km/h ↑S offshore |
| 09:00 | 1.4 m · 8 s ↑S | 0.9 m · 9 s ↑SSW | 15–35 km/h ↑SSE offshore |
| 12:00 | 1.3 m · 9 s ↑S | 1.0 m · 8 s ↑SSW | 13–36 km/h ↑S offshore |
| 15:00 | 1.3 m · 9 s ↑S | 0.8 m · 7 s ↑SSW | 17–39 km/h ↑S offshore |
Monday 26 October
Small Best window 05:00–08:00: small, offshore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.2 m · 9 s ↑S | 0.9 m · 6 s ↑SE | 15–28 km/h ↑S offshore |
| 09:00 | 1.3 m · 9 s ↑S | 0.8 m · 7 s ↑SSW | 16–39 km/h ↑S offshore |
| 12:00 | 1.3 m · 9 s ↑S | 0.8 m · 7 s ↑SSW | 18–45 km/h ↑S offshore |
| 15:00 | 1.3 m · 9 s ↑S | 0.8 m · 7 s ↑SSW | 20–48 km/h ↑SSE offshore |
Tuesday 27 October
Small Best window 17:00–18:00: small, offshore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.2 m · 9 s ↑S | 0.8 m · 6 s ↑SE | 17–33 km/h ↑S offshore |
| 09:00 | 1.2 m · 9 s ↑S | 0.8 m · 6 s ↑SE | 17–44 km/h ↑S offshore |
| 12:00 | 1.2 m · 9 s ↑S | 0.8 m · 6 s ↑SE | 14–37 km/h ↑S offshore |
| 15:00 | 1.2 m · 9 s ↑S | 0.8 m · 6 s ↑SE | 13–36 km/h ↑S offshore |
Every 3 hours of daylight, local time. Waves = significant height of the whole sea, with the peak period; swell = the long-period part. Arrows point where the waves and the wind are going.
Forecast for Sat 13:00 local time · updated 2026-10-24 19:11 UTC
Waves map around Punta Carola (San Cristóbal)
Open the waves map centred on Punta Carola (San Cristóbal)
Live significant wave height from NOAA WaveWatch III, averaged over 2° cells: coarser than the forecast above, so near the coast it can differ from it.
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Questions
- Is there surf at Punta Carola (San Cristóbal) today?
- Small: waves 1.7 m at 8 s from S, swell 1.1 m · 9 s SSW (Sat 13:00).
- Is the wind offshore at Punta Carola (San Cristóbal)?
- Wind 24 km/h from SSE: offshore for a beach facing NNW.
- When is the best time to surf Punta Carola (San Cristóbal) today?
- 13:00–16:00 (small, offshore)
- How warm is the water at Punta Carola (San Cristóbal)?
- 27.9 °C
- Where do the numbers come from?
- The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.
Nearby surf spots
Montañita 989 km · Cabo Blanco 1001 km · Lobitos 1005 km · Máncora 1014 km · Pavones 1254 km · Santa Teresa 1267 km
How it is computed
Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off Punta Carola (San Cristóbal), and the Open-Meteo wind at 10 m. Size: flat under 0.3 m, small under 0.8 m, fun under 1.5 m, good under 2.5 m (with a period of 8 s or more), big above. Wind: under 8 km/h light; otherwise offshore, cross-shore or onshore from its angle to the direction the beach faces. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the best mix of size, period and wind. Rebuilt every 3 hours. Live map.