Beach forecast for Puerto Baquerizo Moreno
Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026 · local time (GMT-6) · Galápagos, Ecuador Today, Thu, Oct 29 · GMT-6- Swimming
- Use care · 3.9 ft
- Water
- 83 °F · very warm
- Max UV
- 12 · SPF 50
- Low tide
- 10:36 am and 11:01 pm
Today, Thursday, October 29, it's a poor beach day in Puerto Baquerizo Moreno (4/10). The best hours are from 8:00 am to 11:00 am: beach weather, water at 83 °F and low tide at 10:36 am, though with clouds, a chance of rain, light offshore wind, some waves and very high UV. Today is the best day of the week.
Beach forecast for the next 7 days
| Day | Rating | Best hours | Swimming | Water | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 4Poor beach day | 8:00–11:00 am | Use care · 3.9 ft | 83 °F | 12 |
| Fri 30 | 3Poor beach day | No good window | Use care · 4.5 ft | 83 °F | 11 |
| Sat 31 | 1Not a beach day | No good window | Use care · 5.0 ft | 84 °F | 11 |
| Sun 1 | 3Poor beach day | No good window | Use care · 5.0 ft | 84 °F | 9 |
| Mon 2 | 1Not a beach day | No good window | Use care · 4.4 ft | 84 °F | — |
| Tue 3 | 3Poor beach day | No good window | Use care · 5.2 ft | 83 °F | — |
| Wed 4 | 4Poor beach day | 2:00–5:00 pm | Use care · 4.5 ft | 83 °F | — |
Each rating comes from sun, temperature, rain, wind, waves, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide.
Today in detail
- Feels like 90 °F: beach weather
- Water at 83 °F (very warm)
- Low tide at 10:36 am: more sand
- Cloudy (95% cloud cover)
- 45% chance of rain
- Light offshore wind (10 mph): it blows floats and inflatables out to sea
Today, hour by hour
- Swimming Use care · 3.9 ft
3.9 ft waves every 11 s: swim with care and stay where you can stand. Moderate rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
- Water 83 °F
Very warm: barely refreshing.
- Sun & sunscreen UV 12 · SPF 50
Max UV 12 (extreme): SPF 50 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours. Seek shade 10:00 am–2:00 pm (very high UV).
- Wind 10 mph
Offshore breeze (10 mph). Watch floats and inflatables: offshore wind carries them out to sea.
- Tide & sand 10:36 am
Low tide at 10:36 am and 11:01 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 4:17 am and 4:55 pm.
The best window, 8:00 am to 11:00 am, brings beach weather, water at 83 °F and low tide at 10:36 am, though with clouds, a chance of rain, light offshore wind, some waves and very high UV.
We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority.
Today, hour by hour
| Time | Rating | Sky | Feels like | Wind | Waves | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00 am | 4 | Overcast | 87 °F | 8 mph | 3.9 ft | 1 |
| 8:00 am | 4 | Overcast | 88 °F | 9 mph | 3.9 ft | 3 |
| 9:00 am | 5 | Overcast | 88 °F | 10 mph | 3.9 ft | 7 |
| 10:00 am | 4 | Overcast | 90 °F | 10 mph | 3.9 ft | 10 |
| 11:00 am | 4 | Overcast | 91 °F | 10 mph | 3.8 ft | 12 |
| 12:00 pm | 1 | Overcast | 91 °F | 10 mph | 3.8 ft | 12 |
| 1:00 pm | 1 | Light drizzle | 90 °F | 10 mph | 3.8 ft | 11 |
| 2:00 pm | 1 | Light drizzle | 89 °F | 10 mph | 3.8 ft | 8 |
| 3:00 pm | 1 | Light drizzle | 88 °F | 10 mph | 3.8 ft | 4 |
| 4:00 pm | 2 | Light drizzle | 88 °F | 9 mph | 3.8 ft | 1 |
Beach hours only: from one hour after sunrise to half an hour before sunset.
Beaches near Puerto Baquerizo Moreno
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- Playa de Oro 0.1 mi · N
- Restrooms
- Playa Mann 0.4 mi · N
- Restrooms
- Playa Punta Carola 0.8 mi · N
- Baquerizo 1.6 mi · NE
- La Loberia 1.7 mi · S
- Lifeguard
- Playa Veinte Varas 3.6 mi · SE
- Playa Ochoa 3.8 mi · NE
Named beaches within 6.2 mi, nearest first. Amenities from OpenStreetMap: some may be missing or out of date. View on OpenStreetMap · Add or fix on OpenStreetMap
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How we rate a beach day
We rate every beach hour from 0 to 10 with simple, fixed rules:
- Adds: sunshine (up to 3 points, fewer with more clouds), warmth (up to 4, from the feels-like temperature; ideal between 81 °F and 91 °F), a calm sea (1), water at 70 °F or warmer (1; from 64 °F, half) and low or mid tide (1: more sand). Anything without data is left out and the rest is scaled to 10.
- Takes away: cold (feels-like below 64 °F, 1 to 4 points), rain (half a point if likely, up to 6 if it rains; thunderstorms, 8), wind from force 4, about 12 mph (1 to 6 points; half a point more if offshore, which blows inflatables out to sea, or onshore, which churns the water), waves (1 to swim with care, 4 if dangerous, 1 more for high rip current risk), very high UV (half a point; extreme, 1), water below 59 °F (1) and spring high tides (1: little sand left).
- Swimming: calm, use care (waves from 2.6 ft, or long swell) or dangerous (from 6.6 ft, or 4.9 ft with a long period), based on how much of the wave reaches this shore given the way it faces. In the U.S., today's and tomorrow's rip current risk comes from the National Weather Service surf zone forecast when it issues one; otherwise we estimate it from the waves.
- Best windows: runs of 2 to 5 hours rated 4 or more and close to the best hour, at least one hour apart.
- Day rating: the average of the best window; a 2-hour window keeps 85% of it and a 3-hour window 95%.
Today, in the best window: sun 0 of 3, warmth 4 of 4, calm sea 0 of 1, water 1 of 1 and tide 1 of 1; minus rain 0.2, wind 0.5, waves 1 and UV 0.2; short window: the rating keeps 95%.
It's a guide, not a guarantee: weather changes and every beach is different. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
Questions about the beach in Puerto Baquerizo Moreno
Is it a beach day in Puerto Baquerizo Moreno today?
A poor beach day: 4/10. Best from 8:00 am to 11:00 am, with beach weather, water at 83 °F and low tide at 10:36 am, though with clouds, a chance of rain, light offshore wind, some waves and very high UV.
What are the swimming conditions in Puerto Baquerizo Moreno today?
3.9 ft waves every 11 s: swim with care and stay where you can stand. Moderate rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
How warm is the water in Puerto Baquerizo Moreno?
About 83 °F today: very warm. That's the sea surface temperature offshore; it can differ a little at the shoreline.
How much sun protection do I need in Puerto Baquerizo Moreno today?
UV reaches 12 (extreme): SPF 50 sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat, and seek shade from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.
When is low tide in Puerto Baquerizo Moreno?
Today low tide is at 10:36 am and 11:01 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide is at 4:17 am and 4:55 pm.
What about tomorrow? Will it be a beach day in Puerto Baquerizo Moreno?
Tomorrow, Friday, October 30: a poor beach day (3/10).
What beaches are near Puerto Baquerizo Moreno?
Playa de Oro (0.1 mi), Playa Mann (0.4 mi), Playa Punta Carola (0.8 mi), Baquerizo (1.6 mi) and La Loberia (1.7 mi). See below for amenities and water quality.
Are there jellyfish or sargassum today?
We don't know: there's no open data on jellyfish, sargassum or closures for each beach. Ask the lifeguard, check the flags or the local beach authority's website.
How is the rating worked out?
From the hourly forecast: sun and clouds, feels-like temperature, rain, wind (and whether it blows onshore or offshore), waves and their period, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide. Each factor adds or takes away a fixed number of points and the rating sums them up out of 10.
More about Puerto Baquerizo Moreno today
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Our own calculation, using the Open-Meteo forecast (ECMWF, NOAA GFS, Météo-France, Copernicus Marine and CAMS, CC BY 4.0), the tide from San Cristobal (NOAA) and the sun from astronomy-engine. Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database)