Check the Beach

Playa Roja

Cantón Santa Cruz, Galápagos, Ecuador

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

Today at a glance

Calmest: 6 am to 9 am, sunset 5:49 pm
6 am
6.9
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
7 am
6.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.9
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.5
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.5
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
11 am
4.9
23 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.5
22 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.4
22 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.5
23 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.8
23 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
5.4
22 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
6.4
21 km/h13 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°C80°F
Water
29°C83°F
Wind
85 km/hmph SSE
Gusts
159 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
2%
Sunset
5:49 pm
Today
6.9Good6 am95
6.9Good7 am138
6.9Good8 am1711
6.5Good9 am2012
5.5Good10 am2314
4.9Fair11 am2314
4.5Fair12 pm2214
4.4Fair1 pm2213
4.5Fair2 pm2315
4.8Fair3 pm2315
5.4Fair4 pm2214
6.4Good5 pm2113
Sat
8.8Excellent6 am85
8.5Excellent7 am128
8.2Great8 am159
6.6Good9 am1711
5.7Good10 am2113
5.4Fair11 am1912
5.6Good12 pm1912
6.1Good1 pm2214
5.6Good2 pm2415
6.0Good3 pm2314
7.5Great4 pm2314
8.5Excellent5 pm2113
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, 1.3 m. Low at 6 pm, <0.1 mLow 6 am, -<0.1 m<1 ftHigh 12 pm, 1.3 m4 ftLow 6 pm, <0.1 m<1 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • Low 6 am, -<0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 12 pm, 1.3 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.

  • Sun8.6 ExcellentBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 10%
  • Mon7.5 GreatBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 85%
  • Tue8.5 ExcellentBest 6 am to 10 amWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 75%
  • Wed9.1 ExcellentBest 6 am to 10 amWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 73%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • SurfacePebbles

Getting there

Nearest airport
6 km4 miAeropuerto Ecológico Galápagos (GPS)

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

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