El Camotal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 9.82° S 78.23° W

Issued: 6 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Camotal sea temperature is

23.1°C

El Camotal surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at El Camotal today (06 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Camotal at 9AM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 06). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-05) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	18s
Afternoon (06 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	18s
Evening (06 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	17s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 6							Wednesday 7								Thursday 8
	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	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	1	0	1	3	1	2	3	3	2	0	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 20	SW 20	SW 14	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18
Wave Graph
kJ	414	392	318	311	375	510	487	454	511	737	728	719	783	831	799	777	767	757	736	436	460	614	790
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide					2:05PM0.74m				2:41AM1.08m				3:00PM0.84m				3:20AM1.10m				3:45PM0.93m
Low Tide			8:42AM0.35m				8:05PM0.25m				9:19AM0.27m				8:58PM0.23m				9:51AM0.20m				9:44PM0.23m


	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	21	22	22	22	21	21	21	20	20	21	22	21	21	21	21	20	20	21	21	21	21	21
Feels °C	20	22	22	21	22	21	22	21	21	21	22	22	21	21	21	21	20	21	21	20	20	21	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	414	349	309	886	886	788	624	624	469	419	505	444	783	831	799	777	767	757	736	1057	1042	1014	915
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 12	SSW 10	SSW 10	SW 20	SW 20	SW 20	SW 20	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18
kJ	357	344	387	311	375	510	487	454	511	737	728	719	444	281	270	388	746	746	455	436	460	614	790
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 15	NW 14	NW 14	NW 13	SW 24	SW 14	NW 13	NW 13	SW 22	SW 21	SW 21	SW 21	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12
kJ	290	392	318	106	53	50	28	87	93	40	42	227	467	368	117	42	42	41	35	21	21	21	21
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 5	S 5	S 6	S 6	S 6	—	—	—	—	S 6	S 10	S 10	S 11	S 11	—	—	—	—
kJ	61	61	61	64	68	57	69	66	57	47	—	—	—	—	47	302	302	281	229	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	Chancay Lima	La Herradura Lima	La Herradura Lima	Chancay Lima	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	Puerto Mori La Libertad & Lambayeque	El Cabezo Lima	El Cabezo Lima	Las Gramas Ancash	Puerto Mori La Libertad & Lambayeque	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	Puerto Mori La Libertad & Lambayeque	La Herradura Lima	La Herradura Lima	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash
Rating (10 max)	4	4	2	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	13	13	222	293	293	222	13	13	13	13	173	271	271	13	173	13	13	13	173	293	293	13	13
Best forecast wave conditions in Ancash	Las Gramas	Las Gramas					Las Gramas	Las Gramas	Las Gramas	Las Gramas				Las Gramas		Las Gramas	Las Gramas	Las Gramas				Las Gramas	Las Gramas
Rating (10 max)	4	4					4	4	4	4				4		4	4	4				4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in Peru	Pico Alto Lima	El Olon de Ilo Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	La Herradura Lima	La Herradura Lima	La Herradura Lima	Pico Alto Lima	Pico Alto Lima	Pico Alto Lima	La Herradura Lima	El Olon de Ilo Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	La Herradura Lima	La Herradura Lima	La Herradura Lima	La Herradura Lima	Pico Alto Lima	Pico Alto Lima	El Olon de Ilo Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	La Herradura Lima	La Herradura Lima	La Herradura Lima	La Herradura Lima	Pico Alto Lima	Pico Alto Lima
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Barrancon Chile	Barrancon Chile	Left Point Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Boneyards South Africa	Hell South Africa	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Heaven South Africa	Batu Hiu Indonesia	Hell South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Outside Corner Indonesia	Boneyards South Africa	Jimmys Indonesia	Hell South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa
Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	9	9	9	6	6	9	9	8	6	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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