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El Cabezo surfForecast / Lima / Peru
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 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
19.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at El Cabezo today?
The current surf forecast for El Cabezo at 5PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
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 18°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 9 | SW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | |
560 | 569 | 569 | 569 | 569 | 199 | 211 | 396 | 332 | 284 | 350 | 338 | 332 | 281 | 171 | 168 | 171 | 175 | 122 | 226 | 255 | 250 | 309 | 508 | |
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 | 4:19PM0.77m | 5:19AM0.85m | 4:48PM0.71m | 5:51AM0.88m | 5:16PM0.66m | 6:23AM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:37AM0.30m | 10:43PM0.11m | 11:20AM0.30m | 11:06PM0.10m | 12:01PM0.31m | 11:30PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | 5:55 |
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Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 560 | 569 | 569 | 569 | 569 | 185 | 211 | 396 | 332 | 284 | 350 | 338 | 332 | 281 | 171 | 168 | 171 | 175 | 115 | 226 | 140 | 113 | 108 | 508 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 17 | W 16 | W 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 10 | W 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | S 7 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 199 | 158 | 24 | 37 | 68 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 43 | 127 | 163 | 127 | 125 | 27 | 37 | 255 | 209 | 309 | 70 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 17 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 18 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 15 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WNW 14 | SSW 18 | NW 11 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 24 | 23 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 49 | 43 | 20 | 20 | 45 | 31 | 19 | 19 | 37 | 60 | 5 | 132 | 250 | 171 | 40 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 122 | 194 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
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