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Post Office Bay

Cantón San Cristóbal, Galápagos, Ecuador

Post Office Bay 5 photos

  • Post Office Bay

    Post Office Bay. David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Galapagos Stingray

    Galapagos Stingray. David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Blue-footed Booby

    Blue-footed Booby. David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Galapagos Penguin

    Galapagos Penguin. David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Post office-Floreana

    Post office-Floreana. ProfessorX, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 6 am to 9 am, sunset 5:50 pm
6 am
5.4
23 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
7 am
5.2
23 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
8 am
5.2
24 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.1
25 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.0
26 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.7
27 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.6
26 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.7
26 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.8
27 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.0
26 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
5.1
28 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.4
27 km/h17 mph wind, Fair

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°C79°F
Water
28°C82°F
Wind
2013 km/hmph SSE
Gusts
2817 km/hmph
Waves
1.5 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
19%
Sunset
5:50 pm
Today
5.4Fair6 am2314
5.2Fair7 am2315
5.2Fair8 am2415
5.1Fair9 am2516
5.0Fair10 am2616
4.7Fair11 am2717
4.6Fair12 pm2616
4.7Fair1 pm2616
4.8Fair2 pm2717
5.0Fair3 pm2616
5.1Fair4 pm2817
5.4Fair5 pm2717
Sat
6.2Good6 am2515
6.5Good7 am2616
6.8Good8 am2616
6.2Good9 am2817
6.5Good10 am2717
6.1Good11 am2817
6.0Good12 pm2717
6.1Good1 pm2918
6.1Good2 pm2817
7.2Great3 pm2516
7.3Great4 pm2616
6.6Good5 pm2515
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, 1.1 m. Low at 6 pm, <0.1 m. High at 12 am, 1.3 mLow 6 am, <0.1 m<1 ftHigh 12 pm, 1.1 m4 ftLow 6 pm, <0.1 m<1 ftHigh 12 am, 1.3 m4 ftNow7 am1 pm7 pm1 am
  • Low 6 am, <0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 12 pm, 1.1 m4 ft
  • Low 6 pm, <0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 12 am, 1.3 m4 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.

  • Sun8.0 GreatBest 11 am to 4 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 6%
  • Mon7.6 GreatBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 6%
  • Tue6.7 GoodBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 16%
  • Wed7.0 GreatBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 14%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
5.9 km3.7 miPuerto Velasco Ibarra (village)
Nearest airport
65 km40 miAeropuerto General Villamil (IBB)

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

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