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Ensenada surfForecast / Lima / Peru
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 15 Dec 2025 -05Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Ensenada surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ensenada sea temperature is
19.0° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ensenada today?
The current surf forecast for Ensenada at 7AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ensenada. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 154 | 151 | 135 | 135 | 133 | 105 | 217 | 134 | 198 | 253 | 238 | 169 | 158 | 156 | 207 | 187 | 249 | 206 | 216 | 211 | 327 | 392 | 486 | 541 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | glass | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | cross | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:16AM 0.62 | 4:07PM 0.77 | 2:56AM 0.57 | 4:41PM 0.81 | 3:35AM 0.53 | 5:14PM 0.84 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:17PM 0.42 | 8:59AM 0.15 | 10:14PM 0.39 | 9:27AM 0.13 | 11:03PM 0.37 | 9:57AM 0.12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
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