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Tortuga Bay

Cantón Santa Cruz, Galápagos, Ecuador

Tortuga Bay 5 photos

  • Giant Galapogean Prickly Pear (Opuntia echios var. gigantea)... next to mangroves and a beach

    Giant Galapogean Prickly Pear (Opuntia echios var. gigantea)... next to mangroves and a beach. Dallas Krentzel, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Under the mangrove

    Under the mangrove. David Ceballos, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Iguana Bay

    Iguana Bay. David Ceballos from Quito, España, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Galapagos prickly pear (Opuntia echios var. gigantea) forest on the coast of Santa Cruz, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

    Galapagos prickly pear (Opuntia echios var. gigantea) forest on the coast of Santa Cruz, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Dallas Krentzel, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Tortuga Bay Iguana - panoramio

    Tortuga Bay Iguana - panoramio. waltermera182, CC BY 3.0. Source

Today 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°C76°F
Water
28°C83°F
Wind
75 km/hmph S
Gusts
138 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
96%
Sunset
5:49 pm
Today
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
Sat
3.9Poor6 am1610
3.9Poor7 am1610
3.8Poor8 am1711
3.6Poor9 am1811
3.7Poor10 am1811
3.6Poor11 am1911
3.6Poor12 pm1912
3.8Poor1 pm1811
3.8Poor2 pm1912
3.9Poor3 pm2012
4.3Fair4 pm1711
4.6Fair5 pm1710
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, 1.4 mLow 6 am, -<0.1 m<1 ftHigh 12 pm, 1.1 m4 ftLow 6 pm, <0.1 m<1 ftHigh 12 am, 1.4 m4 ftNow8 am2 pm8 pm2 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, 1.4 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.

  • 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

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
3 km1.9 miPuerto Ayora (town)
Nearest airport
35 km22 miAeropuerto Ecológico Galápagos (GPS)

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

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