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El Camotal surfForecast / Ancash / Peru

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 07 Jan 2026 -05
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El Camotal surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Camotal sea temperature is
16.1° C
 (Which is 6.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at El Camotal today?

The current surf forecast for El Camotal at 4PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 07). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (07 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (07 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

Table - waves today at El Camotal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Wednesday
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08
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09
Saturday
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10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
Period(s) (?)131313131313121212121313131313131212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)173205168242242196214210210217228235239239239231214207203203172169139137
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
0
SSW
5
SW
0
S
10
WSW
15
WSW
5
SW
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
SSW
0
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crossglasscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassglassononcross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:40AM
0.76
8:34PM
1.11
8:40AM
0.74
9:13PM
1.03
9:47AM
0.72
9:53PM
0.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:37PM
0.18
3:10AM
0.34
2:22PM
0.30
3:59AM
0.35
3:11PM
0.42
4:51AM
0.35
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
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Sunset--6:38-------6:38-------6:38-----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212121202020202021212120202020202121212122212121
Feels °C (?)212021212121222122212221212222222221222324232323
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