Puerto Villamil, Ecuador

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Puerto Villamil
Puerto Villamil, the nearest town, 2 km away. Photo: Leon Brocard from London, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Puerto Villamil

Puerto Villamil is a town in Galápagos Province, Ecuador. From Puerto Villamil you can reach 1 surf spot. The nearest is El Faro, a surf spot 1.9 km from the centre. Overture lists 45 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is GPS, 96 km away.

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Staying in Puerto Villamil

  • 45 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: GPS, 96 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 Villamil.

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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.

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 Villamil: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
El Faro1.9 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up5 ft555 kJwind from the south-south-west, 7 knots4 ft410 kJwind from the south, 8 knots5 ft770 kJwind from the south, 7 knots5 ft717 kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots5 ft496 kJwind from the south, 2 knots3 ft197 kJwind from the south-south-east, 8 knots4 ft184 kJwind from the south-south-east, 8 knots
All readings for El Faro: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at El Faro, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct48, good5 ft12 smushy555kJwind from the south-south-west, 7 knots26°C
Tue 20Oct46, fair4 ft11 smushy410kJwind from the south, 8 knots26°C
Wed 21Oct45, fair5 ft13 smushy770kJwind from the south, 7 knots27°C
Thu 22Oct47, fair5 ft12 smushy717kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots28°C
Fri 23Oct50, good5 ft11 ssoft496kJwind from the south, 2 knots27°C
Sat 24Oct37, fair3 ft11 smushy197kJwind from the south-south-east, 8 knots28°C
Sun 25Oct41, fair4 ft8 smushy184kJwind from the south-south-east, 8 knots28°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Puerto Villamil, 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).

Places to eat near Puerto Villamil

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