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Playa Ochoa

Cantón San Cristóbal, Galápagos, Ecuador

Playa Ochoa 2 photos

  • Galapagos sea lion 2025-09-05

    Galapagos sea lion 2025-09-05. Enoch Leung from Canada, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Galapagos sea lion 2025-09-05

    Galapagos sea lion 2025-09-05. Enoch Leung from Canada, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 12 pm to 3 pm, sunset 5:46 pm
6 am
3.6
20 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
7 am
3.7
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
8 am
3.4
20 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
9 am
3.5
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
10 am
3.8
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
11 am
4.0
23 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.2
22 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.1
23 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.0
22 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
3.8
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.6
22 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.6
22 km/h14 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
26°C78°F
Water
28°C82°F
Wind
1610 km/hmph SSE
Gusts
3119 km/hmph
Waves
1.5 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
90%
Sunset
5:46 pm
Today
4.9Fair6 am1510
4.7Fair7 am159
4.5Fair8 am1610
4.6Fair9 am1610
4.8Fair10 am1710
5.5Good11 am1711
4.0Fair12 pm1912
4.2Fair1 pm1811
3.7Poor2 pm1710
3.9Poor3 pm1610
4.1Fair4 pm149
4.6Fair5 pm149
Fri
3.6Poor6 am2012
3.7Poor7 am1811
3.4Poor8 am2013
3.5Poor9 am2113
3.8Poor10 am2113
4.0Fair11 am2314
4.2Fair12 pm2214
4.1Fair1 pm2314
4.0Fair2 pm2214
3.8Poor3 pm2314
3.6Poor4 pm2214
3.6Poor5 pm2214
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 12 am, 1.3 m. Low at 6 am, -<0.1 m. High at 12 pm, 1.2 m. Low at 6 pm, -<0.1 mHigh 12 am, 1.3 m4 ftLow 6 am, -<0.1 m<1 ftHigh 12 pm, 1.2 m4 ftLow 6 pm, -<0.1 m<1 ftNow5 am11 am5 pm11 pm
  • High 12 am, 1.3 m4 ft
  • Low 6 am, -<0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 12 pm, 1.2 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.

  • Sat5.6 GoodBest 5 pm to 6 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 92%
  • Sun7.0 GreatBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 53%
  • Mon6.9 GoodBest 4 pm to 6 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 63%
  • Tue7.6 GreatBest 4 pm to 6 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 47%
  • Wed6.5 GoodBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 41%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
5.2 km3.2 miEl Progreso (village)
Nearest airport
7 km4 miAeropuerto de San Cristóbal (SCY)

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

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