Check the Beach

Playa Negra

Cantón Santa Cruz, Galápagos, Ecuador

No photo of Playa Negra yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 5:49 pm
6 am
5.2
20 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
7 am
5.4
20 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
8 am
5.5
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.8
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.9
20 km/h13 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.8
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.8
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.5
28 km/h17 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.7
29 km/h18 mph wind, Good
3 pm
5.5
27 km/h17 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.0
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
5 pm
5.9
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good

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

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
27°C81°F
Water
28°C83°F
Wind
159 km/hmph SSE
Gusts
2415 km/hmph
Waves
0.7 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
59%
Sunset
5:49 pm
Today
5.2Fair6 am2012
5.4Fair7 am2013
5.5Good8 am2314
5.8Good9 am2113
5.9Good10 am2013
5.8Good11 am2113
5.8Good12 pm2415
5.5Good1 pm2817
5.7Good2 pm2918
5.5Good3 pm2717
6.0Good4 pm2616
5.9Good5 pm2616
Sat
5.6Good6 am2314
4.4Fair7 am2616
6.0Good8 am2012
6.1Good9 am1610
6.1Good10 am1811
6.1Good11 am2314
6.4Good12 pm2415
6.4Good1 pm2415
5.5Good2 pm2516
6.6Good3 pm2515
7.0Great4 pm2616
7.2Great5 pm2616
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 6 am, -<0.1 m. High at 12 pm, 1.2 m. Low at 6 pm, <0.1 m. High at 12 am, 1.4 mLow 6 am, -<0.1 m<1 ftHigh 12 pm, 1.2 m4 ftLow 6 pm, <0.1 m<1 ftHigh 12 am, 1.4 m5 ftNow7 am1 pm7 pm1 am
  • Low 6 am, -<0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 12 pm, 1.2 m4 ft
  • Low 6 pm, <0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 12 am, 1.4 m5 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.

  • Sun8.1 GreatBest 11 am to 2 pmWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 10%
  • Mon7.0 GreatBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 22%
  • Tue8.7 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 22%
  • Wed6.4 GoodBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 69%

Beach info

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Facilities

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Getting there

Nearest airport
90 km56 miAeropuerto Ecológico Galápagos (GPS)

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