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Tortuga Bay
Surf spot · Ecuador
Is it worth the trip?
31Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Thu 5: 3 ft swell at 7 s
Tue 3 · 32 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft11 smushy
- Energy
- 199kJ
- Wind
- SSW 9 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Wed 4 · 38 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 107kJ
- Wind
- S 9 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Thu 5 · 41 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 86kJ
- Wind
- S 5 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Fri 6 · 23 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft12 smushy
- Energy
- 99kJ
- Wind
- SSE 7 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Sat 7 · 22 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft11 smushy
- Energy
- 67kJ
- Wind
- SE 7 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Sun 8 · 24 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft11 smushy
- Energy
- 61kJ
- Wind
- SE 6 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Mon 9 · 16 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft11 smushy
- Energy
- 38kJ
- Wind
- SE 6 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 268, good
- Tue 332, poor
- Wed 438, poor
- Thu 541, poor
- Fri 623, too small
- Sat 722, too small
- Sun 824, too small
- Mon 916, too small
- Tue 1014, too small
- Wed 1145, fair
The spot in six facts
- Faces Stakes swell from the S
- Offshore: Nwind 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
The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.
Tortuga Bay does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Intermediate | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 68, good | 3 ft12 ssoft4 ft at break (est.) | 304kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots | 24°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 32, poor | 3 ft11 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 199kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 9 knots | 26°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 38, poor | 3 ft8 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 107kJ | wind from the south, 9 knots | 27°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 41, poor | 3 ft7 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 86kJ | wind from the south, 5 knots | 28°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 23, too small | 2 ft12 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 99kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots | 28°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 22, too small | 2 ft11 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 67kJ | wind from the south-east, 7 knots | 28°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 24, too small | 2 ft11 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 61kJ | wind from the south-east, 6 knots | 27°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 16, too small | 1 ft11 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 38kJ | wind from the south-east, 6 knots | 28°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 14, too small | 1 ft15 scrumbling2 ft at break (est.) | 43kJ | wind from the south-east, 5 knots | 29°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 45, fair | 3 ft9 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 123kJ | wind from the south-east, 6 knots | 28°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 03:03 −0.5 mHigh 09:07 +0.5 mLow 15:26 −0.7 mHigh 22:00 +0.7 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 04:24 −0.5 mHigh 10:29 +0.5 mLow 16:43 −0.6 mHigh 23:12 +0.7 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 05:38 −0.6 mHigh 11:46 +0.5 mLow 17:54 −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).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May2of 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
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
Map
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Photos of Tortuga Bay
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About
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About Tortuga Bay
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces S (170°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (350°). 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 800 m out (1 in 81). 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 February, 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, 2.9 km away (about 5 min by car).
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
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