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 beginners: 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 beginner 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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

Surf spots within 20 km of Puerto Ayora: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Cerro Gallina19.2 kmabout 35 min by carIntermediate and up4 ft456 kJwind from the south, 9 knots4 ft347 kJwind from the south-south-east, 11 knots5 ft590 kJwind from the south-south-east, 10 knots5 ft551 kJwind from the south-south-east, 8 knots4 ft356 kJwind from the south-east, 10 knots4 ft101 kJwind from the south-south-east, 11 knots4 ft114 kJwind from the south-south-east, 10 knots
All readings for Cerro Gallina: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Cerro Gallina, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct45, fair4 ft12 smushy456kJwind from the south, 9 knots27°C
Tue 20Oct39, fair4 ft11 smushy347kJwind from the south-south-east, 11 knots27°C
Wed 21Oct36, fair5 ft12 smushy590kJwind from the south-south-east, 10 knots27°C
Thu 22Oct40, fair5 ft12 smushy551kJwind from the south-south-east, 8 knots27°C
Fri 23Oct43, fair4 ft11 ssoft356kJwind from the south-east, 10 knots27°C
Sat 24Oct29, poor4 ft6 smushy101kJwind from the south-south-east, 11 knots27°C
Sun 25Oct35, poor4 ft6 smushy114kJwind from the south-south-east, 10 knots27°C
Tortuga Bay2.9 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up3 ft199 kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots3 ft148 kJwind from the south-south-east, 8 knots3 ft246 kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots3 ft209 kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots2 ft131 kJwind from the south-east, 6 knots4 ft76 kJwind from the south-south-east, 8 knots3 ft60 kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots
All readings for Tortuga Bay: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Tortuga Bay, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct38, fair3 ft12 smushy199kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots27°C
Tue 20Oct30, too small3 ft11 smushy148kJwind from the south-south-east, 8 knots26°C
Wed 21Oct43, fair3 ft12 smushy246kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots27°C
Thu 22Oct39, fair3 ft12 smushy209kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots27°C
Fri 23Oct29, too small2 ft11 smushy131kJwind from the south-east, 6 knots26°C
Sat 24Oct41, fair4 ft5 smushy76kJwind from the south-south-east, 8 knots27°C
Sun 25Oct34, too small3 ft6 smushy60kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 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