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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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for experts: 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 expert 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.

Surf spots within 20 km of Puerto Ayora: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Cerro Gallina19.2 kmabout 35 min by car5 ft509 kJwind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, too small4 ft407 kJwind from the south, 9 knots, too small4 ft316 kJwind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, too small5 ft568 kJwind from the south-south-east, 9 knots, too small5 ft555 kJwind from the south-south-east, 8 knots, too small4 ft390 kJwind from the south-east, 10 knots, too small4 ft181 kJwind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, too small
All readings for Cerro Gallina: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Cerro Gallina, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct22, too small5 ft11 smushy509kJwind from the south-south-east, 10 knots26°C
Mon 19Oct20, too small4 ft12 smushy407kJwind from the south, 9 knots27°C
Tue 20Oct16, too small4 ft11 smushy316kJwind from the south-south-east, 11 knots27°C
Wed 21Oct27, too small5 ft11 smushy568kJwind from the south-south-east, 9 knots27°C
Thu 22Oct25, too small5 ft12 smushy555kJwind from the south-south-east, 8 knots27°C
Fri 23Oct19, too small4 ft11 ssoft390kJwind from the south-east, 10 knots27°C
Sat 24Oct11, too small4 ft8 smushy181kJwind from the south-south-east, 11 knots27°C
Tortuga Bay2.9 kmabout 5 min by car3 ft161 kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots, too small3 ft195 kJwind from the south-south-east, 8 knots, too small2 ft115 kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots, too small3 ft248 kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots, too small3 ft199 kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots, too small2 ft130 kJwind from the south-east, 6 knots, too small3 ft55 kJwind from the south-south-east, 8 knots, too small
All readings for Tortuga Bay: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Tortuga Bay, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct17, too small3 ft9 smushy161kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots25°C
Mon 19Oct15, too small3 ft12 smushy195kJwind from the south-south-east, 8 knots27°C
Tue 20Oct11, too small2 ft11 smushy115kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots26°C
Wed 21Oct17, too small3 ft13 smushy248kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots27°C
Thu 22Oct15, too small3 ft12 smushy199kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots27°C
Fri 23Oct13, too small2 ft11 smushy130kJwind from the south-east, 6 knots26°C
Sat 24Oct13, too small3 ft5 smushy55kJwind from the south-south-east, 8 knots27°C

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

Places to eat near Puerto Ayora

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