El Faro, Ecuador
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About El Faro
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.
The spot faces S (180°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (0°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 850 m out (1 in 85). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 21°C in August, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 27°C in March, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually February and March, with about 6 good days in 7; in July, August and September, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Puerto Villamil, 1.9 km away (about 5 min by car).
Water about 21°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
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Forecast
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| Day | Score for experts | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 30, too small | 5 ft11 smushy | 529kJ | wind from the south, 7 knots | 27°C |
| Mon 19Oct | 29, too small | 5 ft12 smushy | 553kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots | 26°C |
| Tue 20Oct | 22, too small | 4 ft11 smushy | 378kJ | wind from the south, 8 knots | 26°C |
| Wed 21Oct | 37, fair | 5 ft13 smushy | 770kJ | wind from the south, 7 knots | 27°C |
| Thu 22Oct | 40, fair | 5 ft12 smushy | 729kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots | 28°C |
| Fri 23Oct | 33, too small | 5 ft11 ssoft | 474kJ | wind from the south, 2 knots | 27°C |
| Sat 24Oct | 14, too small | 3 ft11 smushy | 189kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots | 28°C |
| Sun 25Oct | 16, too small | 3 ft7 smushy | 92kJ | wind from the south, 6 knots | 28°C |
| Mon 26Oct | 22, too small | 4 ft7 smushy | 156kJ | wind from the south, 7 knots | 27°C |
| Tue 27Oct | 20, too small | 4 ft6 smushy | 118kJ | wind from the south, 6 knots | 27°C |
Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.
Your trip, day by day
6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for expert surfers. Change dates
- Mon 19 OctTravel out
No way there we can work out.
- Tue 20 OctRest day
Too small: 4 ft at best.
- Wed 21 OctSurf El Faro
Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 5 ft at 13 s, wind 7 kn (13 km/h).
- Thu 22 OctSurf El Faro
Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 5 ft at 12 s, wind 6 kn (11 km/h).
- Fri 23 OctRest day
Too small: 5 ft at best.
- Sat 24 OctRest day
Too small: 3 ft at best.
- Sun 25 OctTravel home
No way there we can work out.
Places to eat near Puerto Villamil
- El Faro GalapagosEcuadorian · 0.2 km from the centre
- Tagus Cove Restaurante & Beerin the centre
- BM- Lbster Endemic Restaurant0.1 km from the centre
- Los DelfinesPizza · 0.1 km from the centre
- Muelle Cuna Del SolBar and grill · 0.1 km from the centre
- Shawarma HotMiddle eastern · 0.1 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
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