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Cancas surfForecast / Piura / Peru
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 -05Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Cancas surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cancas sea temperature is
26.0° C
(Which is 4.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cancas today?
The current surf forecast for Cancas at 12AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cancas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | |
46 | 45 | 76 | 104 | 51 | 72 | 53 | 128 | 99 | 93 | 88 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 60 | 58 | 55 | 53 | 53 | 72 | 70 | 84 | 96 | 131 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | on | |
High Tide | 5:56PM1.16m | 6:44AM1.19m | 6:32PM1.10m | 7:27AM1.14m | 7:12PM1.04m | 8:16AM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:17AM0.22m | 12:45PM0.46m | 00:55AM0.28m | 1:29PM0.52m | 1:37AM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — |
 | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 |
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Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 |
25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 5 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 46 | 45 | 76 | 104 | 51 | 72 | 53 | 128 | 99 | 93 | 19 | 9 | 85 | 84 | 60 | 58 | 55 | 53 | 53 | 11 | 70 | 65 | 62 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | NW 12 | SW 4 | WNW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 14 | SW 4 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 29 | 37 | 3 | 28 | 21 | 21 | 52 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 88 | 85 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 72 | 5 | 84 | 96 | 131 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | WSW 16 | WNW 12 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WSW 4 | WNW 13 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 50 | 49 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 17 | 44 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 17 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 14 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 194 | 80 | 116 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 194 | 705 | 194 | 194 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1011 | 940 | 940 | 194 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 158 |
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