Check the Beach

La Ratonera

Cantón Santa Cruz, Galápagos, Ecuador

La Ratonera 2 photos

  • Chelonoidis vicina 02

    Chelonoidis vicina 02. Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Chelonoidis vicina 01

    Chelonoidis vicina 01. Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 6 am to 9 am, sunset 5:49 pm
6 am
4.1
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
7 am
3.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
8 am
3.8
15 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
9 am
3.7
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
10 am
3.6
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
11 am
3.5
19 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
3.4
20 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.5
19 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.6
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.7
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.6
20 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.7
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
25°C77°F
Water
28°C83°F
Wind
85 km/hmph SSE
Gusts
1610 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
89%
Sunset
5:49 pm
Today
6.1Good6 am96
6.1Good7 am117
5.3Fair8 am127
5.6Good9 am127
5.1Fair10 am138
4.4Fair11 am159
4.1Fair12 pm1710
4.1Fair1 pm1610
4.1Fair2 pm1610
4.1Fair3 pm159
4.1Fair4 pm148
4.2Fair5 pm127
Fri
4.1Fair6 am127
3.9Poor7 am138
3.8Poor8 am159
3.7Poor9 am1610
3.6Poor10 am1811
3.5Poor11 am1912
3.4Poor12 pm2012
3.5Poor1 pm1912
3.6Poor2 pm1811
3.7Poor3 pm1811
3.6Poor4 pm2012
3.7Poor5 pm1811
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 12 am, 1.2 m. Low at 6 am, -<0.1 m. High at 12 pm, 1.1 m. Low at 6 pm, <0.1 mHigh 12 am, 1.2 m4 ftLow 6 am, -<0.1 m<1 ftHigh 12 pm, 1.1 m4 ftLow 6 pm, <0.1 m<1 ftNow4 am10 am4 pm10 pm
  • High 12 am, 1.2 m4 ft
  • Low 6 am, -<0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 12 pm, 1.1 m4 ft
  • Low 6 pm, <0.1 m<1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat4.6 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 98%
  • Sun6.6 GoodBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 63%
  • Mon6.1 GoodBest 5 pm to 6 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 95%
  • Tue6.6 GoodBest 4 pm to 6 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 86%
  • Wed5.9 GoodBest 6 am to 10 amWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 89%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms170 m570 ft away
  • Food and drink28 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 180 m580 ft
  • Boat ramp440 m0.3 mi awayMuelle Parque Nacional Galápagos

Getting there

Nearest town
1.2 km0.8 miPuerto Ayora (town)
Nearest airport
32 km20 miAeropuerto Ecológico Galápagos (GPS)

Nearby places

  • Galapogos Art CoffeeFood and drink
    720 m0.4 mi
  • AlmarFood and drink
    740 m0.5 mi
  • Darwin's LoungeFood and drink
    800 m0.5 mi
  • AyoraFood and drink
    830 m0.5 mi
  • BowlFood and drink
    840 m0.5 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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