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El Hueco surfForecast / Piura / Peru
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 20 May 2026 -05Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
El Hueco surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Hueco sea temperature is
23.4° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at El Hueco today?
The current surf forecast for El Hueco at 10AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at El Hueco. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 22°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | |
314 | 314 | 326 | 353 | 358 | 353 | 335 | 266 | 258 | 217 | 217 | 217 | 248 | 241 | 206 | 206 | 160 | 155 | 147 | 173 | 127 | 140 | 136 | 134 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:35AM1.86m | 6:34PM1.64m | 7:32AM1.79m | 7:33PM1.53m | 8:33AM1.72m | 8:40PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:44PM0.41m | 00:56AM0.11m | 1:44PM0.49m | 1:52AM0.23m | 2:52PM0.55m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | 6:17 |
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Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
20 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 314 | 314 | 326 | 353 | 358 | 353 | 335 | 266 | 258 | 217 | 217 | 217 | 248 | 241 | 206 | 206 | 160 | 155 | 147 | 173 | 114 | 140 | 136 | 134 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SW 18 | NW 11 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 59 | 59 | 42 | 42 | 58 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 78 | 19 | 101 | 84 | 127 | 130 | 127 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 16 | SW 18 | SW 10 | NW 11 | SW 18 | S 11 | S 14 | S 11 | NW 15 | NW 15 | S 11 |
| kJ | 34 | 30 | 19 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 40 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 44 | 81 | 16 | 31 | 50 | 22 | 65 | 23 | 54 | 33 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 121 | 149 | 161 | 195 | 205 | 205 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 157 | 146 | 146 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 127 | 127 | 103 | 127 | 104 | 127 | 124 | 95 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 46 | 0 | 97 | 978 | 978 | 252 | 252 | 65 | 46 | 28 | 6 | 252 | 672 | 252 | 17 | 16 | 28 | 35 | 252 | 955 | 672 | 672 | 252 | 65 |
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