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El Ñuro surfForecast / Piura / Peru
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 16 May 2026 -05Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
El Ñuro surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Ñuro sea temperature is
23.5° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at El Ñuro today?
The current surf forecast for El Ñuro at 11AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at El Ñuro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NW 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SW 16 | NW 12 | |
164 | 167 | 167 | 164 | 160 | 149 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 50 | 50 | 84 | 82 | 77 | 74 | 23 | 137 | 148 | 150 | 152 | 36 | 36 | 119 | 36 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:15AM1.85m | 3:15PM1.90m | 4:02AM1.93m | 4:02PM1.90m | 4:50AM1.97m | 4:50PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:15AM0.34m | 9:39PM-0.03m | 10:04AM0.30m | 10:25PM-0.08m | 10:54AM0.30m | 11:12PM-0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | 6:17 |
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Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
25 | 23 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 24 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
 kJ | 164 | 167 | 167 | 164 | 160 | 149 | 120 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 114 | 84 | 82 | 77 | 74 | 58 | 69 | 148 | 150 | 152 | 79 | 56 | 119 | 171 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 54 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 44 | 44 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 137 | 69 | 68 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | N 7 |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 31 | 31 | 50 | 50 | 47 | 43 | 40 | 38 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 19 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 17 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 46 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 87 | 530 | 487 | 224 | 224 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 97 | 224 | 224 | 224 | 23 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 996 | 996 | 224 | 75 | 23 |
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