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Cherrepe surfForecast / La Libertad & Lambayeque / Peru
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 14 Dec 2025 -05Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Cherrepe surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cherrepe sea temperature is
16.2° C
(Which is 4.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cherrepe today?
The current surf forecast for Cherrepe at 2AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cherrepe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 94 | 76 | 78 | 107 | 172 | 172 | 107 | 113 | 123 | 125 | 125 | 199 | 111 | 79 | 79 | 103 | 134 | 134 | 171 | 156 | 117 | 131 | 61 | 111 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:19PM 1.08 | 12:51AM 1.15 | 2:08PM 1.14 | 1:34AM 1.13 | 2:49PM 1.20 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:59AM 0.40 | 7:07PM 0.64 | 7:41AM 0.35 | 8:05PM 0.63 | 8:18AM 0.30 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
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