Tortuga Bay
Galápagos · Ecuador
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Tortuga Bay is a SE-facing sand beach on the Ecuador shoreline, opening onto the Coastal Waters — it catches E–S swell, and offshore W–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: ~21.8°C (71.2°F) on average
Jan
24.6°C
76.3°F · 22.3–27.1°C
Feb
26.2°C
79.2°F · 24.3–28.2°C
Mar
26.6°C
79.9°F · 23.8–28.2°C
Apr
26.2°C
79.2°F · 23.3–28.3°C
May
25°C
77°F · 21.5–28.2°C
Jun
23.6°C
74.5°F · 20.5–27.3°C
Jul
22.9°C
73.2°F · 20.4–26.5°C
Aug
22.1°C
71.8°F · 19.5–25.1°C
Sep
21.8°C
71.2°F · 18.8–25.1°C
Oct
22°C
71.6°F · 18.3–24.9°C
Nov
22.6°C
72.7°F · 20.5–25.9°C
Dec
23.3°C
73.9°F · 20.6–26.9°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–S
Best wind
W–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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