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Lobitos surfForecast / Piura / Peru
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 13 Dec 2025 -05Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Lobitos surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Lobitos sea temperature is
20.0° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Lobitos today?
The current surf forecast for Lobitos at 9PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Lobitos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 |
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 kJ (?) | 46 | 46 | 45 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 42 | 42 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 41 | 41 | 37 | 36 | 27 | 46 | 55 | 76 | 76 | 78 | 107 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:24PM 1.52 | 12:20PM 1.35 | 12:16AM 1.49 | 1:16PM 1.41 | 1:03AM 1.48 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:01PM 0.67 | 6:03AM 0.52 | 6:07PM 0.71 | 6:53AM 0.46 | 7:06PM 0.71 | 7:36AM 0.40 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 19 |
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