Playa Paraiso
Galápagos · Ecuador
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Playa Paraiso is a S-facing sand beach on the Ecuador shoreline, opening onto the Coastal Waters — it catches E–SW swell, and offshore NW–N winds tidy the banks through year-round.
10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~21.6°C (70.9°F) on average
Jan
24.6°C
76.3°F · 22.2–27.2°C
Feb
26.1°C
79°F · 24.5–28.1°C
Mar
26.5°C
79.7°F · 23.1–28.6°C
Apr
26.3°C
79.3°F · 23.4–28.5°C
May
25°C
77°F · 21.6–28°C
Jun
23.5°C
74.3°F · 20.6–26.9°C
Jul
22.7°C
72.9°F · 20.2–26.3°C
Aug
22°C
71.6°F · 19.9–25.2°C
Sep
21.6°C
70.9°F · 19–24.8°C
Oct
21.7°C
71.1°F · 17.6–24.6°C
Nov
22.4°C
72.3°F · 20–25.5°C
Dec
23.1°C
73.6°F · 20.3–26.5°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
E–SW
Best wind
NW–N
Break type
Beach break
Best season
Year-round
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.
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