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El Cabezo surfForecast / Lima / Peru
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 10 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
21.1° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at El Cabezo today?
The current surf forecast for El Cabezo at 1AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at El Cabezo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 14 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 10 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | |
418 | 412 | 346 | 341 | 336 | 327 | 218 | 212 | 208 | 188 | 208 | 192 | 293 | 448 | 437 | 567 | 560 | 595 | 631 | 614 | 606 | 598 | 506 | 541 | |
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 | 1:47AM0.48m | 1:19PM0.79m | 2:32AM0.57m | 1:55PM0.80m | 3:11AM0.67m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:28PM0.31m | 6:22AM0.39m | 8:39PM0.26m | 7:40AM0.39m | 8:57PM0.20m | 8:44AM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 |
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Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 354 | 354 | 319 | 313 | 239 | 234 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 188 | 188 | 158 | 149 | 186 | 186 | 567 | 560 | 595 | 631 | 614 | 606 | 598 | 506 | 541 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 16 | SW 16 | S 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 418 | 412 | 346 | 341 | 336 | 327 | 218 | 212 | 208 | 171 | 208 | 171 | 136 | 448 | 437 | 148 | 17 | 17 | 89 | 90 | 89 | 146 | 134 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WNW 13 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 25 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 57 | 58 | 121 | 111 | 152 | 192 | 293 | 40 | 52 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 9 | S 5 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 183 | 181 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 205 | 25 | 132 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 53 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 27 | 10 | 27 |
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