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El Camotal surfForecast / Ancash / Peru
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 -05Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
19.1° C
(Which is 1.7°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 5PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 28). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at El Camotal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Fri 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 14 | SW 16 | |
19 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 43 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 45 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 19 | 127 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 3:10PM0.99m | 4:00AM0.94m | 3:40PM0.96m | 4:34AM1.00m | 4:08PM0.92m | 5:06AM1.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:12AM0.35m | 9:45PM0.18m | 9:55AM0.35m | 10:10PM0.15m | 10:35AM0.36m | 10:35PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — |
 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | 6:01 |
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Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 12 | S 10 | SSW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 16 |
 kJ | 995 | 949 | 920 | 433 | 350 | 325 | 280 | 314 | 329 | 558 | 327 | 258 | 246 | 246 | 273 | 268 | 268 | 396 | 396 | 388 | 388 | 388 | 281 | 127 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | SSE 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 11 | SSW 12 | WNW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 16 | SW 18 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | SW 18 | SW 16 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 19 | 35 | 25 | 35 | 35 | 350 | 334 | 285 | 411 | 202 | 217 | 43 | 192 | 189 | 150 | 147 | 111 | 45 | 49 | 44 | 41 | 49 | 68 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | WNW 13 | W 18 | W 18 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 15 | NW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 17 | WNW 14 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 35 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 45 | 49 | 49 | 23 | 19 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 11 | S 12 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 403 | 454 | 325 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 280 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 10 | 12 | 340 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 271 | 293 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 173 | 13 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 13 | 173 | 13 | 13 | 270 | 271 | 173 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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