El Huaico Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.38° S 76.79° W

El Huaico 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Huaico sea temperature is
21.3° C
4.9° 

El Huaico surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at El Huaico today (06 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Huaico at 10PM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)--
Afternoon (06 Aug)5ft (1.5m)16s
Evening (06 Aug)5ft (1.6m)16s

Table - waves today at El Huaico. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1.3
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1109
1210
1210
1068
988
844
833
833
667
648
541
458
386
336
326
277
238
234
213
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
5
S
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
00:52AM0.72m
11:25AM0.56m
2:08AM0.79m
12:52PM0.52m
Low Tide
5:22PM0.18m
7:14AM0.47m
6:29PM0.15m
8:57AM0.43m
7:40PM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:00
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
19
18
18
18
20
21
21
19
18
18
18
18
21
21
21
19
18
Feels °C
20
19
19
18
18
19
20
20
21
20
18
19
20
20
21
20
21
20
18
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