Punta Balcones surfForecast / Piura / Peru

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 -05
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Punta Balcones surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Punta Balcones sea temperature is
22.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Punta Balcones today?

The current surf forecast for Punta Balcones at 9PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)--
Afternoon (05 May)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (05 May)5ft (1.6m)15s

Table - waves today at Punta Balcones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 22°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
3
4
3
3
3
0
0
3
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
0.7
SW
18
1.1
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
13
1
SSW
20
1
SSW
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
969
1278
1136
1076
1114
1114
1206
955
876
1058
745
690
596
587
560
608
548
319
371
702
700
677
807
798
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
5:56PM1.44m
6:49AM1.51m
6:32PM1.36m
7:33AM1.44m
7:12PM1.29m
8:24AM1.39m
Low Tide
00:18AM0.30m
12:50PM0.63m
00:56AM0.38m
1:35PM0.71m
1:39AM0.46m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:24
6:24
6:24
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6:19
6:19
6:19
6:19
Temp °C
23
22
23
23
23
22
24
24
23
22
22
22
22
22
24
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
24
22
22
23
24
24
23
22
23
22
21
21
22
22
22
22
23
21
20
21
21
21
22
22
24
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
18
1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
Energy kJ
969
1278
1136
1076
1114
1114
1206
955
876
1058
745
690
596
587
560
608
209
299
371
702
700
669
520
512
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.3
NW
12
0.3
NW
12
0.3
NW
12
0.3
NW
12
0.3
NW
15
0.3
NW
15
0.3
NW
15
0.3
NW
15
0.3
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.5
SW
18
0.4
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SSW
21
0.9
SSW
20
1
SSW
20
1
SSW
20
Energy kJ
23
37
37
23
23
22
22
33
33
33
33
60
97
97
97
161
62
186
316
323
546
677
807
798
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.3
NW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
11
0.3
NW
14
0.3
NW
13
0.3
NW
13
0.7
SW
18
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
22
0.3
NW
13
0.4
NW
13
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
Energy kJ
10
40
10
10
10
9
8
5
5
13
13
33
21
12
29
28
28
319
142
265
28
62
386
458
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
12
0.5
SSW
4
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
8
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.7
S
5
1.4
SSW
12
0.9
S
4
1
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
Energy kJ
235
9
8
52
15
22
19
26
22
21
16
18
26
548
33
47
33
27
31
33
35
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
4
3
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
1
3
2
3
Distance (km)
45
278
278
0
0
0
48
45
26
278
652
278
75
60
60
27
27
278
888
395
75
71
49
45
Best forecast wave conditions in Piura
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
2
2
2
3
1
3
2
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Peru
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
5
7
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
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