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El Hueco surf break

El Hueco surfForecast / Piura / Peru

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 -05
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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
22.0° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at El Hueco today?

The current surf forecast for El Hueco at 3AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (21 Jan)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (21 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
0
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)151515151514141414141414141313131313131313131515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)80576010811067880586561617826850663581777606606394388388382326286286242242
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
SW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:27PM
1.79
5:20AM
1.62
6:00PM
1.82
5:58AM
1.62
6:32PM
1.83
6:38AM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:33PM
0.45
11:34AM
0.17
12:09AM
0.42
12:08PM
0.22
12:46AM
0.40
12:44PM
0.28
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise-----6:26-------6:26-------6:26--
Sunset6:45-------6:45-------6:45-------
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
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clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242323232323252523232222222325252423232322222424
Feels °C (?)242424232323262522242222222425232423242423232524
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