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Mancora surfForecast / Piura / Peru
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 12 Dec 2025 -05Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Mancora surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mancora sea temperature is
23.2° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Mancora today?
The current surf forecast for Mancora at 4PM is: 1.6m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Mancora. (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 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 96 | 455 | 148 | 143 | 111 | 90 | 87 | 85 | 61 | 66 | 79 | 57 | 62 | 78 | 78 | 61 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 58 | 58 | 79 | 91 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | glass | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:52AM 1.29 | 10:23PM 1.50 | 11:05AM 1.28 | 11:19PM 1.46 | 12:13PM 1.30 | 12:12AM 1.44 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:50PM 0.55 | 4:57AM 0.54 | 4:56PM 0.63 | 5:56AM 0.50 | 6:01PM 0.67 | 6:48AM 0.45 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:29 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 |
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