Pacasmayo Surf Break

Lat Long: 7.41° S 79.59° W

Pacasmayo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pacasmayo sea temperature is
23.5°C
5.7° 

Pacasmayo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Pacasmayo today (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pacasmayo at 7AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)5ft (1.6m)16s
Afternoon (17 Oct)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (17 Oct)5ft (1.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 21°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
1
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1287
1287
1240
1210
1179
1164
1149
1006
856
833
667
658
648
648
648
639
621
471
465
604
706
799
787
765
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
0
NNE
5
SW
15
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
15
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:28AM0.90m
9:36PM1.03m
8:27AM0.83m
11:06PM1.02m
10:37AM0.79m
Low Tide
2:22AM0.67m
2:07PM0.43m
3:45AM0.73m
3:10PM0.50m
6:09AM0.71m
4:43PM0.54m
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clear
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Temp °C
22
21
22
24
25
24
23
23
22
22
23
24
24
24
23
23
22
22
22
24
24
25
24
23
Feels °C
23
22
24
25
25
22
22
22
23
25
26
24
23
23
22
24
24
24
24
26
24
25
24
23
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