Beach forecast for Puerto Villamil
Today, Wednesday, October 28, 2026 · local time (GMT-6) · Galápagos, Ecuador Today, Wed, Oct 28 · GMT-6- Swimming
- Use care · 4.8 ft
- Water
- 83 °F · very warm
- Max UV
- 11 · SPF 50
- Low tide
- 9:45 am and 10:05 pm
Today, Wednesday, October 28, it's a poor beach day in Puerto Villamil (4/10). The best hours are from 7:00 am to 10:00 am: beach weather, little wind, water at 83 °F and low tide at 9:45 am, though with some waves. 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 | 7:00–10:00 am3:00–5:00 pm | Use care · 4.8 ft | 83 °F | 11 |
| Thu 29 | 3Poor beach day | No good window | Use care · 4.5 ft | 83 °F | 11 |
| Fri 30 | 1Not a beach day | No good window | Dangerous · 5.7 ft | 83 °F | 11 |
| Sat 31 | 0Not a beach day | No good window | Dangerous · 5.9 ft | 84 °F | 9 |
| Sun 1 | 0Not a beach day | No good window | Dangerous · 5.4 ft | 84 °F | 8 |
| Mon 2 | 0Not a beach day | No good window | Use care · 4.7 ft | 83 °F | — |
| Tue 3 | 2Not a beach day | No good window | Dangerous · 5.3 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
- Sun and clouds
- Feels like 95 °F: hot
- Onshore breeze (6 mph)
- UV 6 (high): SPF 50 sunscreen
- Water at 83 °F (very warm)
- Low tide at 9:45 am: more sand
Today, hour by hour
- Swimming Use care · 4.8 ft
4.8 ft waves every 10 s: swim with care and stay where you can stand. High rip current risk. If you're caught in a rip current, don't swim against it: swim parallel to shore and wave for help. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
- Water 83 °F
Very warm: barely refreshing.
- Sun & sunscreen UV 11 · SPF 50
Max UV 11 (extreme): SPF 50 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours. Seek shade 10:00 am–2:00 pm (very high UV).
- Wind 10 mph
Onshore breeze (10 mph).
- Tide & sand 10:05 pm
Low tide at 9:45 am and 10:05 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 3:26 am and 4:01 pm. Coefficient 95 (spring tides): little sand left at high tide.
The best window, 7:00 am to 10:00 am, brings beach weather, little wind, water at 83 °F and low tide at 9:45 am, though with some waves. 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm can also work, with sunshine, beach weather, little wind and water at 83 °F, though with rain, some waves and a spring high tide.
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 | 5 | Partly cloudy | 89 °F | 4 mph | 4.8 ft | 1 |
| 8:00 am | 4 | Partly cloudy | 92 °F | 5 mph | 4.7 ft | 3 |
| 9:00 am | 4 | Partly cloudy | 95 °F | 6 mph | 4.7 ft | 6 |
| 10:00 am | 2 | Light drizzle | 98 °F | 7 mph | 4.7 ft | 9 |
| 11:00 am | 2 | Light drizzle | 101 °F | 8 mph | 4.7 ft | 11 |
| 12:00 pm | 1 | Light drizzle | 102 °F | 8 mph | 4.7 ft | 11 |
| 1:00 pm | 4 | Light drizzle | 102 °F | 9 mph | 4.7 ft | 10 |
| 2:00 pm | 3 | Light drizzle | 100 °F | 10 mph | 4.7 ft | 7 |
| 3:00 pm | 4 | Light drizzle | 97 °F | 10 mph | 4.7 ft | 4 |
| 4:00 pm | 4 | Light drizzle | 94 °F | 9 mph | 4.7 ft | 1 |
Beach hours only: from one hour after sunrise to half an hour before sunset.
Beaches near Puerto Villamil
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- Playa Isabela 0.3 mi · SE
- Restrooms
- Showers
- La Playita 1.4 mi · W
- Restrooms
- Playa del Amor 1.6 mi · W
- Playa Paraiso 2.3 mi · W
- El Condenso 2.5 mi · SW
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 1 of 3, warmth 3.3 of 4, calm sea 0 of 1, water 1 of 1 and tide 1 of 1; minus waves 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 Villamil
Is it a beach day in Puerto Villamil today?
A poor beach day: 4/10. Best from 7:00 am to 10:00 am, with beach weather, little wind, water at 83 °F and low tide at 9:45 am, though with some waves.
What are the swimming conditions in Puerto Villamil today?
4.8 ft waves every 10 s: swim with care and stay where you can stand. High rip current risk. If you're caught in a rip current, don't swim against it: swim parallel to shore and wave for help. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
How warm is the water in Puerto Villamil?
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 Villamil today?
UV reaches 11 (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 Villamil?
Today low tide is at 9:45 am and 10:05 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide is at 3:26 am and 4:01 pm. Coefficient 95 (spring tides): little sand left at high tide.
What about tomorrow? Will it be a beach day in Puerto Villamil?
Tomorrow, Thursday, October 29: a poor beach day (3/10).
What beaches are near Puerto Villamil?
Playa Isabela (0.3 mi), La Playita (1.4 mi), Playa del Amor (1.6 mi), Playa Paraiso (2.3 mi) and El Condenso (2.5 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 Villamil 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 Bahia Isabela (NOAA) and the sun from astronomy-engine. Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database)