Puerto Ayora, Ecuador
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About Puerto Ayora
Puerto Ayora is a town in Galápagos Province, Ecuador. From Puerto Ayora you can reach 2 surf spots and 9 dive sites. The nearest is Tortuga Bay, a surf spot 2.9 km from the centre. Overture lists 102 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is GPS, 33 km away.
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Staying in Puerto Ayora
- 102 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: GPS, 33 km
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Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Puerto Ayora.
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Surf within 20 km
The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Puerto Ayora too.
Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.
| Spot | Sun 18 | Mon 19 | Tue 20 | Wed 21 | Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerro Gallina19.2 kmabout 35 min by car | 4 ft414 kJwind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, fair | 4 ft407 kJwind from the south, 9 knots, fair | 4 ft316 kJwind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, fair | 5 ft567 kJwind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, fair | 5 ft555 kJwind from the south-south-east, 8 knots, fair | 4 ft390 kJwind from the south-east, 10 knots, fair | 4 ft181 kJwind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, poor |
All readings for Cerro Gallina: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Tortuga Bay2.9 kmabout 5 min by car | 3 ft161 kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots, fair | 3 ft195 kJwind from the south-south-east, 8 knots, fair | 2 ft115 kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots, too small | 3 ft248 kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots, fair | 3 ft199 kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots, fair | 3 ft82 kJwind from the south-east, 8 knots, poor | 3 ft55 kJwind from the south-south-east, 8 knots, fair |
All readings for Tortuga Bay: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Puerto Ayora, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).
Dive near Puerto Ayora
- Plazas 25.3 km · stays here
- Gordon Rocks 27.6 km · stays here
- Mosquera 37.9 km · stays here
- Daphne Minor 39.1 km · stays here
- Daphne 39.3 km · stays here
- North Seymour 40.9 km · stays here
- Baltra 43.9 km · stays here
- La Corona del Diablo 53.6 km · stays here
- Isla Bartolome 57.7 km · stays here
Places to eat near Puerto Ayora
- Almar Lounge & Grill BarSeafood · in the centre
- Il GiardinoSeafood · 0.4 km from the centre
- MidoriSushi · 0.6 km from the centre
- Pizza al Paso GalapagosPizza · 0.6 km from the centre
- Hernan Restaurante & Pizzain the centre
- Restaurante El León DormidoSeafood · in the centre
Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits