Pacasmayo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 7.41° S 79.59° W

Issued: 12 pm 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Pacasmayo sea temperature is

23.1°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Pacasmayo today (06 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pacasmayo at 8PM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-05) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	12s
Afternoon (06 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	15s
Evening (06 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	18s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 21°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 6					Wednesday 7								Thursday 8
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 18	SSW 15	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 20	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	319	379	334	516	432	542	517	504	737	728	710	692	666	640	623	627	634	598	590	752	1032
Wind (km/h)	S	SSW	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	S	S	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			1:20PM1.04m				2:01AM1.36m				2:17PM1.15m				2:42AM1.41m				3:05PM1.25m
Low Tide	7:47AM0.47m				7:31PM0.32m				8:33AM0.35m				8:25PM0.28m				9:11AM0.25m				9:11PM0.25m


	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:12	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	24	24	24	22	22	22	22	22	23	24	24	23	22	22	21	22	23	24	24	22	22
Feels °C	24	22	22	20	21	23	23	23	24	23	23	22	22	23	21	23	23	23	22	21	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 17	SW 16	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 18
kJ	319	309	227	265	223	542	517	463	394	728	710	692	666	640	623	606	598	598	590	752	614
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 18	SSW 15	SW 18	SW 18	SW 11	SSW 11	SW 16	SW 16	SW 22	SW 21	SW 21	SW 21	SW 21	SW 20	S 10	SW 20	SW 20	SW 19	SW 18	WNW 12
kJ	318	379	334	516	432	169	186	504	737	121	287	368	287	154	306	208	634	455	354	379	13
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SSW 15	SW 18	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 24	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	SW 19	WNW 12	SSW 10	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12
kJ	226	126	311	167	229	257	141	88	87	17	17	17	16	16	13	627	13	75	13	13	13
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 5	S 5	S 6	S 6	—	S 6	SSW 11	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 10	S 10	S 10	—	S 10	S 6	S 10	S 4	SSW 14
kJ	49	50	61	48	58	52	47	—	52	376	478	494	314	302	250	—	212	36	190	31	1032
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Bayobar - Punta Aguja Piura	La Herradura Lima	La Herradura Lima	Chancay Lima	Las Gramas Ancash	Chicama - El Hombre La Libertad & Lambayeque	Chicama - El Hombre La Libertad & Lambayeque	Chicama - El Hombre La Libertad & Lambayeque	Punta Huanchaco La Libertad & Lambayeque	El Cabezo Lima	El Cabezo Lima	Punta Huanchaco La Libertad & Lambayeque	Punta Huanchaco La Libertad & Lambayeque	Chicama - El Hombre La Libertad & Lambayeque	Punta Huanchaco La Libertad & Lambayeque	Chicama - El Hombre La Libertad & Lambayeque	Punta Huanchaco La Libertad & Lambayeque	La Herradura Lima	La Herradura Lima	Chancay Lima	Las Gramas Ancash
Rating (10 max)	2	4	4	2	4	3	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	4
Distance (km)	244	599	599	528	293	36	36	36	90	577	577	90	90	36	90	36	90	599	599	528	293
Best forecast wave conditions in La Libertad and Lambayeque						Puerto Mori	Puerto Mori	Puerto Mori	Puerto Mori			Puerto Mori	Puerto Mori	Puerto Mori	Puerto Mori	Puerto Mori	Puerto Mori
Rating (10 max)						3	3	3	4			4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Boneyards South Africa	Hell South Africa	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	The Hoek South Africa	Heaven South Africa	Batu Hiu Indonesia	Hell South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Keramas Indonesia	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa
Rating (10 max)	7	9	9	9	5	6	9	9	8	6	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	5

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