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Caballeros surfForecast / Lima / Peru
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 -05Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Caballeros surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Caballeros sea temperature is
18.4° C
(Which is 1.9°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Caballeros today?
The current surf forecast for Caballeros at 8AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Caballeros. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 242 | 161 | 111 | 273 | 265 | 258 | 247 | 217 | 289 | 230 | 248 | 506 | 525 | 543 | 625 | 615 | 615 | 604 | 510 | 483 | 466 | 457 | 457 | 389 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:49AM 0.58 | 4:35PM 0.82 | 3:27AM 0.55 | 5:08PM 0.85 | 4:05AM 0.52 | 5:41PM 0.87 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:23AM 0.14 | 10:55PM 0.38 | 9:52AM 0.12 | 11:37PM 0.36 | 10:23AM 0.10 | 12:17AM 0.34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:29 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
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