Lobitos surf break

Lobitos surfForecast / Piura / Peru

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 18 May 2026 -05
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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
23.2° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Lobitos today?

The current surf forecast for Lobitos at 9PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)--
Afternoon (18 May)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Evening (18 May)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 22°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.6
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
79
78
119
171
206
206
91
66
118
119
121
119
110
109
110
116
119
118
112
107
75
75
74
77
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
30
SW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
S
25
SW
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
4:50PM1.81m
5:42AM1.91m
5:40PM1.74m
6:35AM1.86m
6:34PM1.64m
7:32AM1.79m
Low Tide
11:13PM-0.06m
11:48AM0.35m
00:03AM0.00m
12:44PM0.41m
00:56AM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:17
6:17
6:17
6:17
Temp °C
24
23
23
23
23
23
25
25
24
23
23
22
22
22
25
25
24
22
22
23
23
22
25
25
22
22
22
22
22
22
24
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
25
23
23
21
20
22
22
21
25
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
Energy kJ
79
78
119
171
206
206
46
62
118
119
121
119
110
109
110
116
119
118
112
107
75
75
74
74
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
Energy kJ
36
36
36
37
37
38
40
41
40
37
37
41
42
42
42
42
58
50
50
50
50
50
36
36
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.3
SW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.1
NW
7
0.1
SW
13
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.1
NW
7
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.4
SW
8
0.2
WNW
16
Energy kJ
35
35
19
11
2
7
91
66
2
41
37
1
1
20
19
19
18
30
29
28
17
16
18
25
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.6
SW
3
1.1
SW
5
0.9
SW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.6
SW
3
0.9
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
8
0.6
SW
10
Energy kJ
27
20
10
9
6
7
8
8
54
27
11
69
66
25
25
7
29
14
10
9
9
28
77
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
3
2
2
1
2
3
2
3
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
Distance (km)
672
252
50
46
34
28
96
978
978
252
672
50
28
28
65
252
907
907
469
415
46
28
0
252
Best forecast wave conditions in Piura
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
2
2
1
1
2
1
3
2
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Peru
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
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