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Explosivos surfForecast / Lima / Peru
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 14 Dec 2025 -05Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Explosivos surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Explosivos sea temperature is
18.7° C
(Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Explosivos today?
The current surf forecast for Explosivos at 5PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Explosivos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 180 | 222 | 177 | 171 | 138 | 135 | 135 | 133 | 133 | 105 | 107 | 149 | 253 | 249 | 242 | 161 | 111 | 273 | 265 | 258 | 180 | 202 | 248 | 215 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | glass | cross- on | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:21PM 0.72 | 2:07AM 0.63 | 4:00PM 0.78 | 2:47AM 0.59 | 4:33PM 0.82 | 3:25AM 0.55 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:24AM 0.17 | 9:07PM 0.43 | 8:53AM 0.15 | 10:05PM 0.41 | 9:21AM 0.14 | 10:52PM 0.38 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 |
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