El Camotal Surf Forecast

/ Ancash (10 surf breaks) /

Peru (129 surf breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

El Camotal surfForecast / Ancash / Peru

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 27 May 2026 -05

Forecast 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 18.2° C
(Which is 1.9°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at El Camotal today (28 May):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 20s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Camotal at 1AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 19s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-05) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 May)	4.5ft (1.4m)	16s
Afternoon (28 May)	1ft (0.3m)	20s
Evening (28 May)	1ft (0.3m)	12s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 27			Thursday 28								Friday 29								Sat 30
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	2	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	NW 13	SW 15	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	SW 24	SSW 15	SW 23	SW 22	SW 22	SW 21	SW 21	SW 20	SW 20	SW 19
Wave Graph
kJ	458	451	437	437	431	783	27	1059	23	23	26	26	24	23	87	0	190	295	553	763	749	886	1081	1336
Wind (km/h)	SSW	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSW	SW	SSW	S	S	S	SSE	S	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSE	S	SSW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	2:22PM0.88m				3:43AM0.95m				2:56PM0.84m					4:17AM0.99m			3:29PM0.81m					4:50AM1.02m
Low Tide			9:05PM0.18m				9:42AM0.45m				9:33PM0.15m					10:24AM0.44m				10:01PM0.13m				11:02AM0.43m


	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—
	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	21	21	21	20	20	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	21	21
Feels °C	21	21	22	22	21	22	22	21	21	22	20	21	21	22	22	21	21	22	21	21	21	21	21	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	458	451	437	437	431	783	967	1059	1158	1447	1516	1662	1748	1748	2454	2423	2238	1953	2122	1849	1603	1366	1110	1206
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 11	WNW 13	WNW 13	SW 19	SSW 18	S 6	S 6	S 6	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	S 7	S 7	SW 23	SW 22	SW 22	SW 21	SW 21	SW 20	SW 20	SW 19
kJ	19	17	17	90	124	59	64	68	23	23	23	23	23	23	72	74	190	295	553	763	749	886	1081	1336
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 13	NW 11	SSW 20	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	NW 13	SW 20	—	—	SW 26	SW 26	SW 25	SSW 24	SW 24	SW 24	NW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11
kJ	17	18	38	17	17	17	27	60	—	—	26	26	24	55	87	141	23	14	14	13	5	5	5	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	S 6	S 5	S 5	S 6	—	—	—	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 6	S 7	—	—	S 7	S 7	S 7	—	—	—	S 6	—
kJ	35	47	35	53	64	—	—	—	56	72	88	103	83	85	—	—	73	76	59	—	—	—	41	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	Puerto Mori La Libertad & Lambayeque	Chancay Lima	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	Puerto Mori La Libertad & Lambayeque	Chicama - El Hombre La Libertad & Lambayeque	La Herradura Lima	Puerto Mori La Libertad & Lambayeque	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	Puerto Mori La Libertad & Lambayeque	El Cabezo Lima
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	3	3	3	4	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	173	222	13	13	13	13	13	173	270	293	173	13	13	13	13	173	271
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					Las Gramas	Las Gramas	Las Gramas	Las Gramas
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	3	3	3	4			4	4	4	4	4					4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in Peru	La Herradura Lima	Las Gramas Ancash	Pico Alto Lima	El Olon de Ilo Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Pico Alto Lima	Pico Alto Lima	La Herradura Lima	La Herradura Lima	La Herradura Lima	La Herradura Lima	Pico Alto Lima	La Herradura Lima	Pico Alto Lima	Pico Alto Lima	La Herradura Lima	La Herradura Lima	La Herradura Lima	La Herradura Lima	Pico Alto Lima	Pico Alto Lima	Pico Alto Lima	La Herradura Lima	La Herradura Lima	La Herradura Lima
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Fish Boma South Africa	Hell South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Brak River South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	El Olon de Ilo Peru	Lebu Chile	Maraa French Polynesia	Haapiti French Polynesia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Haapiti French Polynesia	Maraa French Polynesia
Rating (10 max)	6	6	9	9	8	9	8	7	7	7	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	8

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