El Hueco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 4.45° S 81.29° W

Issued: 6 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's El Hueco sea temperature is

22.8° C

El Hueco 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 Hueco today (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Hueco at 11AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-05) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	12s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	11s
Evening (20 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 21°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Monday 20							Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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	2	1	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 11	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 7	SW 26
Wave Graph
kJ	551	419	405	307	302	230	330	543	424	288	239	361	314	278	232	228	163	209	176	140	142	176	171
Wind (km/h)	S	SSE	S	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	SSW	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			8:16AM1.73m				8:46PM1.47m				9:01AM1.60m				9:46PM1.38m				9:50AM1.48m
Low Tide	1:54AM0.38m				2:40PM0.41m				2:42AM0.53m				3:31PM0.47m				3:36AM0.67m					4:27PM0.51m


	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	21	24	24	23	22	22	22	22	21	24	24	24	22	22	22	21	21	24	25	23	21	21
Feels °C	22	20	23	21	20	21	21	21	21	19	22	20	20	19	20	20	19	19	22	22	19	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 11	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11
kJ	551	419	405	307	302	230	330	543	424	288	239	361	314	278	232	228	163	209	176	140	142	140	116
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	WSW 13	SW 13	SSW 10	WNW 20	NW 20	WSW 13	WSW 13	NW 20	NW 20	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 12	SW 12	S 13	S 13	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	217	255	251	214	118	212	123	39	62	111	113	61	60	36	33	30	37	30	30	47	43	46	46
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	S 11	WNW 21	SW 14	WNW 21	WNW 20	S 15	S 15	NW 20	NW 20	S 14	S 14	NW 19	NW 19	NW 19	S 13	NW 19	NW 19	NW 19	NW 18	NW 18	SW 26
kJ	21	21	21	43	73	43	40	4	4	60	61	15	16	59	57	57	31	55	54	54	54	52	171
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	S 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 4	S 4	S 5	S 5	SSW 5	SSW 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	S 7
kJ	—	—	—	9	20	31	27	28	22	25	29	53	75	102	135	108	115	98	107	121	118	176	152
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	3	3	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	3	1
Distance (km)	16	23	65	252	978	261	51	35	23	35	252	978	908	103	97	46	35	35	252	978	978	672	110
Best forecast wave conditions in Piura	Bayobar - Punta Tur	Los Organos	Bayobar - Punta Tur				Zorritos	Los Organos	Los Organos	Los Organos				Zorritos	Punta Mero	Mancora	Los Organos	Los Organos					Zorritos
Rating (10 max)	3	2	3				1	2	2	2				1	2	2	1	1					1
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	3	2	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	3	2	2	2	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	6	8	5	5	5

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