Post Office Bay
Galápagos · Ecuador
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Post Office Bay is a N-facing sand beach on the Ecuador shoreline, opening onto the Coastal Waters — it catches NW–NE swell, and offshore SE–SW winds tidy the banks through year-round.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
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 · 22.4–27°C
Feb
26.1°C
79°F · 24.4–28.1°C
Mar
26.5°C
79.7°F · 23.9–28.1°C
Apr
26.2°C
79.2°F · 23.2–28.2°C
May
25°C
77°F · 21.4–28.2°C
Jun
23.6°C
74.5°F · 20.5–27.1°C
Jul
22.8°C
73°F · 20.4–26.4°C
Aug
21.9°C
71.4°F · 19.6–25°C
Sep
21.6°C
70.9°F · 18.9–25°C
Oct
21.9°C
71.4°F · 18.1–24.9°C
Nov
22.4°C
72.3°F · 20.3–25.8°C
Dec
23.3°C
73.9°F · 20.5–26.7°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
NW–NE
Best wind
SE–SW
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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