Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, Ecuador

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Malacoctenus tetranemus, Throatspotted Blenny
La Loberia. Photo: VeloSteve (James S. Ryan), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Puerto Baquerizo Moreno

Puerto Baquerizo Moreno is a town in Galápagos Province, Ecuador. From Puerto Baquerizo Moreno you can reach 4 surf spots and 3 dive sites. The nearest is suicidio, a surf spot 1.4 km from the centre. Overture lists 50 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is GPS, 88 km away.

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Staying in Puerto Baquerizo Moreno

  • 50 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: GPS, 88 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 Baquerizo Moreno.

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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. The best of the spots that stay in Puerto Baquerizo Moreno each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day.

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 Baquerizo Moreno: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Carola1.5 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 3 ft+5 ft465 kJwind from the south-south-east, 14 knots, offshore4 ft463 kJwind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, offshore4 ft369 kJwind from the south, 12 knots, offshore5 ft638 kJwind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, offshore5 ft529 kJwind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, offshore4 ft393 kJwind from the south-south-east, 13 knots, offshore4 ft263 kJwind from the south-south-east, 14 knots, offshore
All readings for Carola: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Carola, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct53, good5 ft11 shollow465kJwind from the south-south-east, 14 knots, offshore27°C
Mon 19Oct61, good4 ft12 shollow463kJwind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, offshore27°C
Tue 20Oct60, good4 ft11 shollow369kJwind from the south, 12 knots, offshore27°C
Wed 21Oct54, good5 ft13 shollow638kJwind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, offshore27°C
Thu 22Oct52, good5 ft12 shollow529kJwind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, offshore27°C
Fri 23Oct62, good4 ft12 shollow393kJwind from the south-south-east, 13 knots, offshore28°C
Sat 24Oct50, good4 ft10 shollow263kJwind from the south-south-east, 14 knots, offshore27°C
La Loberia2.7 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up5 ft676 kJwind from the south-south-east, 11 knots4 ft500 kJwind from the south-south-east, 9 knots4 ft262 kJwind from the south-south-east, 11 knots5 ft666 kJwind from the south-east, 9 knots5 ft583 kJwind from the south-south-east, 10 knots4 ft389 kJwind from the south-south-east, 13 knots4 ft268 kJwind from the south-south-east, 15 knots
All readings for La Loberia: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at La Loberia, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct26, poor5 ft12 shollow676kJwind from the south-south-east, 11 knots27°C
Mon 19Oct37, fair4 ft12 shollow500kJwind from the south-south-east, 9 knots27°C
Tue 20Oct34, poor4 ft11 shollow262kJwind from the south-south-east, 11 knots27°C
Wed 21Oct38, fair5 ft13 shollow666kJwind from the south-east, 9 knots27°C
Thu 22Oct31, poor5 ft12 shollow583kJwind from the south-south-east, 10 knots27°C
Fri 23Oct26, poor4 ft12 smushy389kJwind from the south-south-east, 13 knots27°C
Sat 24Oct22, poor4 ft10 smushy268kJwind from the south-south-east, 15 knots27°C
suicidio1.4 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 4 ft+5 ft465 kJwind from the south-south-east, 14 knots, offshore4 ft469 kJwind from the south, 12 knots, offshore4 ft369 kJwind from the south, 12 knots, offshore5 ft638 kJwind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, offshore5 ft529 kJwind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, offshore4 ft393 kJwind from the south-south-east, 13 knots, offshore4 ft263 kJwind from the south-south-east, 14 knots, offshore
All readings for suicidio: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at suicidio, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct54, good5 ft11 shollow465kJwind from the south-south-east, 14 knots, offshore27°C
Mon 19Oct58, good4 ft12 shollow469kJwind from the south, 12 knots, offshore27°C
Tue 20Oct49, good4 ft11 shollow369kJwind from the south, 12 knots, offshore27°C
Wed 21Oct52, good5 ft13 shollow638kJwind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, offshore27°C
Thu 22Oct54, good5 ft12 shollow529kJwind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, offshore27°C
Fri 23Oct50, good4 ft12 shollow393kJwind from the south-south-east, 13 knots, offshore28°C
Sat 24Oct39, fair4 ft10 shollow263kJwind from the south-south-east, 14 knots, offshore27°C
Tongo Reef1.6 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up5 ft665 kJwind from the south-south-east, 11 knots4 ft477 kJwind from the south, 10 knots4 ft369 kJwind from the south, 12 knots5 ft638 kJwind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, offshore5 ft529 kJwind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, offshore4 ft377 kJwind from the south-south-east, 13 knots, offshore4 ft263 kJwind from the south-south-east, 14 knots
All readings for Tongo Reef: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Tongo Reef, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct35, poor5 ft12 scrumbling665kJwind from the south-south-east, 11 knots27°C
Mon 19Oct49, good4 ft12 scrumbling477kJwind from the south, 10 knots27°C
Tue 20Oct37, fair4 ft11 scrumbling369kJwind from the south, 12 knots27°C
Wed 21Oct52, good5 ft13 scrumbling638kJwind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, offshore27°C
Thu 22Oct45, fair5 ft12 scrumbling529kJwind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, offshore27°C
Fri 23Oct52, good4 ft12 scrumbling377kJwind from the south-south-east, 13 knots, offshore28°C
Sat 24Oct26, poor4 ft10 scrumbling263kJwind from the south-south-east, 14 knots27°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, 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 Baquerizo Moreno

Places to eat near Puerto Baquerizo Moreno

  • Paulev LoungeBar and grill · 0.3 km from the centre
  • Restaurante Parrilladas D' JuanBar and grill · in the centre
  • Burger House San CristobalBurger · 0.1 km from the centre
  • El Descanso MarineroSeafood · 0.1 km from the centre
  • El Gordo y El NegroBar and grill · 0.1 km from the centre
  • Restaurante La Sazon Galapaguena0.1 km from 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