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El Cabezo surfForecast / Lima / Peru
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 -05Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
El Cabezo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Cabezo sea temperature is
19.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at El Cabezo today?
The current surf forecast for El Cabezo at 7PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (05 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Cabezo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 20 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | |
763 | 1045 | 1142 | 1126 | 1111 | 1080 | 907 | 808 | 711 | 700 | 689 | 535 | 582 | 563 | 373 | 373 | 507 | 514 | 870 | 929 | 775 | 753 | 1030 | 1308 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:20AM0.82m | 7:02PM0.47m | 9:11AM0.79m | 7:16PM0.43m | 10:08AM0.77m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:13PM0.40m | 1:20AM0.19m | 4:48PM0.42m | 1:49AM0.23m | 2:21AM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — |
 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
 kJ | 763 | 1045 | 1142 | 1126 | 1111 | 1080 | 907 | 808 | 711 | 700 | 689 | 535 | 582 | 563 | 373 | 373 | 507 | 514 | 870 | 929 | 775 | 535 | 1030 | 972 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 195 | 45 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 117 | 194 | 300 | 197 | 287 | 441 | 599 | 753 | 843 | 1308 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | W 16 | SW 20 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 7 | SSW 24 | SW 23 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 34 | 34 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 55 | 84 | 111 | 49 | 306 | 310 | 161 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 8 | S 7 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | S 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | 61 | 44 | — | 54 | 38 | 14 | 25 | 40 | 61 | — | — | 106 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 0 |
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