Cerro Gallina
Surf spot · Ecuador
Is it worth the trip?
44Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Thu 5: 3 ft swell at 12 s
Tue 3 · 22 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft11 smushy
- Energy
- 218kJ
- Wind
- SSW 13 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Wed 4 · 39 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft12 smushy
- Energy
- 342kJ
- Wind
- S 12 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Thu 5 · 59 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft12 smushy
- Energy
- 267kJ
- Wind
- S 7 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Fri 6 · 29 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft10 smushy
- Energy
- 142kJ
- Wind
- S 7 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Sat 7 · 26 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft12 smushy
- Energy
- 95kJ
- Wind
- SSE 8 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Sun 8 · 49 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft11 smushy
- Energy
- 238kJ
- Wind
- SSE 9 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Mon 9 · 51 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft10 smushy
- Energy
- 206kJ
- Wind
- SE 8 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 251, fair
- Tue 322, poor
- Wed 439, poor
- Thu 559, fair
- Fri 629, too small
- Sat 726, too small
- Sun 849, fair
- Mon 951, fair
- Tue 1053, fair
The spot in six facts
- Faces SWtakes swell from the SW
- Offshore: NEwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–10 ftof swell
- Water 22 °C2 mm shorty
- Best in Mar6 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 51, fair | 4 ft12 smushy6 ft at break (est.) | 403kJ | wind from the south, 9 knots | 27°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 22, poor | 3 ft11 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 218kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 13 knots | 27°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 39, poor | 4 ft12 smushy6 ft at break (est.) | 342kJ | wind from the south, 12 knots | 27°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 59, fair | 3 ft12 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 267kJ | wind from the south, 7 knots | 27°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 29, too small | 3 ft10 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 142kJ | wind from the south, 7 knots | 27°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 26, too small | 2 ft12 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 95kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots | 27°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 49, fair | 3 ft11 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 238kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 9 knots | 27°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 51, fair | 3 ft10 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 206kJ | wind from the south-east, 8 knots | 28°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 53, fair | 3 ft9 ssoft4 ft at break (est.) | 127kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots | 27°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Mon 2 NovLow 03:04 −0.5 mHigh 09:07 +0.5 mLow 15:26 −0.6 mHigh 22:01 +0.6 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 04:24 −0.5 mHigh 10:30 +0.5 mLow 16:43 −0.6 mHigh 23:13 +0.7 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 05:38 −0.6 mHigh 11:46 +0.5 mLow 17:53 −0.6 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
best in Mar
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov0of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
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About
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About Cerro Gallina
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SW (218°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (38°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 500 m out (1 in 50). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 21°C in September, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 27°C in March, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually March, with about 6 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Puerto Ayora.
Water about 22°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
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Where to stay: Puerto Ayora
34 min by car · 102 places to stay
about US$47/nightcountry average
About Puerto Ayora its beds, food and every spot near it
Nearest beds: Puerto Ayora, 19 km (about 35 min by car)
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