Surfing in Galapagos

To give you a brief idea of our sites (probably you know this already) I will start giving you a fast description starting from places with north swell and then south swell.

NORTH SWELLS

North of Baltra island: Baltra is the main airport in the Galapagos with 3 regular flights a day in low season receiving up to 7 flights on high season,it is a military air base and 95% of the cruises start from here,now,Baltra is the only island that is not part of the national park and happens to have great waves so basically when you arrive to Baltra our surf guide will take the group straight to the Yacht and we start moving about 20 minutes to the north ,here we will find good right handers in front of a desertic beautiful beach however is good to mention that is rock botom and the waves are 6 feet average size.

Aeolian Cove: Still at Baltra island but going south ,this place is very similar to north Baltra but is a left hander,rock bottom break,generally a big wall and average wave size is 6 feet ,keep in mind that here as well as in north Baltra having a good north ondulation it can go up to 10 feet ,again great scenery and most of the time you find sea lions riding the wave with you.

Salinas: A little further south from Aeolian this ia a classic long wave that provides a smooth ride along it´s long wall,4 to 5 feet waves is great for long board,this spilling break is one of the few places with sandy bottom in the Galapagos.

SAN CRISTOBAL ISLAND (also north swells)

Punta Carola: Carola is considered one of the best waves in Galapagos,just a 10 minutes boat ride East of Puerto Baquerizo Moreno,the predominant offshore winds creates waves of up to 10 feet average,this hard core right hander moves along rock bottom,long wall,again the best wave in San Cristobal.

Manglecito: This beautiful beach makes you feel like you just arrived to paradise,located 15 nautical miles or about one hour boat ride west of Puerto Baquerizo Moreno is a perfect left hand in front of a pristine beach,rock bottom,hard core 6 foot waves and normally sea lions in the water with you.

El Cañón: A good alternative for surfing in the bay ,this takes 5 minutes from town and is a left hand wave with a long wall over rock bottom (for a change) ,this waves grow up to 6 foot average. write Us at ops@galapagostours.net

SOUTH SWELLS

In the same San Cristobal island we have a couple of places in the event that the ocean conditions change and we have to surf the south side .

La loberia: Located 10 minutes South West of Puerto Baquerizo this point break goes both left and right this is a perfect A frame shape wave wich depending on the wind conditions we can find 6 foot waves,rock bottom.

Tongo Reef: A little further south from la loberia is a perfect left hand long wall which breaks in 3 sections which last one is a tube ,no need to say is still rock bottom.

SANTA CRUZ ISLAND

42 nautical miles from San Cristobal and right in the center of the Galapagos is Puerto Ayora in Santa Cruz Island,this is the largest town in th eislands with a population of over 15000 people has a wide variety of hotels,restaurants and bars,basically lots of fun in town and good waves all around.

Cerro Gallina or chicken hill: Moving west from Puerto Ayora anf after about 1 hour boat ride we will find this left hander with very long walls,this wave averages 6 feet , one of the main attractions in the incredible view you get from the waves.

Las Palmas: located 1 hour and 30 minutes from town going west we find las palmas,a big left drop with a big wall in in the inside section,this wave gets a little bigger than the others going from 8 to 10 feet in average,definetly worth checking it out with a good south swell.

*There are many options in between that are good for exploring as we move north of Santa Cruz.

ISABELA ISLAND

This island is becoming the hot spot in Galapagos due to its miles of white sand beaches right in front of Puerto Villamil the main town here with a population of around 1000 people,very relaxing,however this island has good surf extrictly with southern currents,if we have them this are the places.

Quinta Ola: Located 40 minutes west from Puerto Villamil ,this wave is a left hander in perfect shape that averages 6 feet in size.

Playa Barahona: 10 minutes from Quinta ola or 50 minutes from town has the same conditions as Quinta Ola. Basically this are the good surf sports in the Galapagos islands and we have just the boat for this type of adventures following the best waves wherever they are,also our ground crew will keep Us informed day by day about the weather and ocean conditions so we don´t miss a good wave.Hotels are chosen carefully by our operations department considering comfort,location and price keeping it average,not too cheap,not too expensive however should you have special request we can provide them.

Our guides are certified Galapagos national park naturalist and surf guides with great surfing experience,high level skills and knowledge,our mainland office also can take care of hotel reservations in the mainland and any other extentions you might need as well as only tickets to Galapagos or around southamerica.

Please let Us know your coments or if you need more information,we will be happy to help you.

You can write Us at ops@galapagostours.net