El Huaico surf break

El Huaico surfForecast / Lima / Peru

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 17 Sep 2025 -05
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El Huaico surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Huaico sea temperature is
15.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at El Huaico today?

The current surf forecast for El Huaico at 6PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (17 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (17 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
1
1
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)131313131313121212121212121111111111111111111212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)780769700613604576442435428421414361349331288283283246250255255255319392
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
5
S
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossglasscross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crossglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:07PM
0.51
3:53AM
0.92
3:59PM
0.57
4:32AM
0.93
4:41PM
0.63
5:05AM
0.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:00AM
0.26
8:51PM
0.16
10:35AM
0.23
9:42PM
0.15
11:05AM
0.20
10:26PM
0.14
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunrise-------5:58-------5:58-------5:58
Sunset--6:02-------6:02-------6:02-----
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C182018171716161619191817171616161819181616161616
Feels °C (?)181917161617161719181717171616171718171515161616
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Lima

  1. weather stationWind Update Still cross-shore at El Huaico (moderate winds from the S at Lima Jorge Chávez International Airport 54 km from El Huaico). 1.4m 13s groundswell from the SW with a 0.7m 8s swell from the S. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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