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La Loberia

San Cristobal, Galapagos, Ecuador
🪸Sharp reef🦈Sharks🌀Strong rips

La Loberia takes its name from the large sea lion colony that calls this beach home. The left reef break offers quality waves with a unique Galapagos backdrop - marine iguanas, sea lions, and blue-footed boobies are all regular sightings between sets.

10-Day Forecast
Today
21
48
Fair
1.2m
@15s
19km/h
Mon
22
26
Poor
1.4m
@12s
15km/h
Tue
23
51
Fair
1.4m
@14s
13km/h
Wed
24
33
Poor
1.3m
@14s
16km/h
Thu
25
20
Poor
1.8m
@11s
15km/h
Fri
26
18
Poor
1.7m
@11s
15km/h
Sat
27
14
Poor
1.5m
@12s
17km/h
Sun
28
32
Poor
1.3m
@13s
14km/h
Mon
29
25
Poor
1.2m
@14s
17km/h
Tue
30
51
Fair
1.2m
@16s
15km/h

Today's Conditions

Find Flights
Swell
1.2m
SSW(207°)
Score: 8/25
Period
15s
Long period groundswell
Score: 23/25
Wind
19km/h
SSE(159°)
Score: 1/25
Weather
27°C
0.1mm66%
Windswell Component
0.6mSSE@3s
Secondary Swell
0.7mS
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 22 km/h SSE|PM: 17 km/h SSE
Similar wind — morning has better tide for this spot
High tide at 8am (0.9m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

2:17 am
Low tide - -0.79m
8:43 am
High tide - 0.86m
3:03 pm
Low tide - -0.67m
9:07 pm
High tide - 0.60m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

48
Fair
Components
Swell Direction21/25
Swell Size8/25
Swell Period23/25
Wind1/25
Raw Score53/100
Adjustments
🌊💨 Windswell-3
🌊 Tide+3
⚠️ Weak Component-5
Adjusted Score48/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score48
🌊 Mostly in the tide window
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Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
SSW (202°)
Direction range
180° - 225°
Size range
1.2m - 3m
Ideal size
2.5m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
16s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
ENE (67°)
Offshore range
45° - 90°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
mid to high
Optimal range
0.5m - 1.5m

Water temp

22°C

Wetsuit

Springsuit / 2mm

Difficulty

6/10

Crowd level

2/10

Access: Short walk from town to beach.

Best Season

Peak: Apr-Nov

Secondary: Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar

Best with S-SW swells April-November.

Getting There

Airport
SCY
Drive time
15 min
Data quality
community

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