Pacasmayo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 7.41° S 79.59° W

Issued: 12 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Pacasmayo sea temperature is

23.8°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 (21 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pacasmayo at 6AM is: 1.3m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-05) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	16s
Afternoon (21 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	16s
Evening (21 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 21								Thursday 22								Friday 23
	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)	1	1	3	1	0	0	0	2	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 15	SSW 16	SW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 11	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	974	940	875	1523	1504	1486	1333	1317	1208	1305	1206	934	1126	1409	1297	967	811	702	1102	1667	1517	691	606	1592
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		1:03AM1.14m				1:17PM0.94m				1:38AM1.21m				2:01PM1.05m				2:09AM1.28m				2:39PM1.17m
Low Tide				7:49AM0.55m				7:10PM0.50m				8:15AM0.45m				7:56PM0.45m				8:41AM0.33m				8:36PM0.40m


	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:12	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	22	22	23	24	24	23	23	22	22	22	24	25	24	23	23	22	22	22	24	24	23	22	22
Feels °C	22	23	23	24	23	23	22	23	21	21	22	25	24	23	22	22	20	21	22	23	23	23	21	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 15	SSW 16	SW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	WNW 12
kJ	974	940	875	1523	1504	1486	1333	1317	1208	1305	1206	934	1126	1409	1297	967	811	702	1102	1667	1517	691	553	13
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	SSW 20	SSW 20	WNW 13	SSW 17	SW 18	WNW 13	WNW 13	SSW 11	SSW 12	SSW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	W 19
kJ	411	418	418	17	17	17	34	34	149	149	17	522	444	16	16	291	421	392	15	15	15	14	14	7
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	SW 21	NW 11	WNW 13	WNW 13	SSE 8	S 6	S 6	—	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	NW 10	W 19	W 19	W 19	W 19	—
kJ	18	18	18	4	4	4	18	18	34	17	12	55	47	—	16	16	16	16	4	7	7	7	7	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 6	S 6	—	—	S 6	S 4	S 5	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 7	—	S 11	S 11	SSW 14
kJ	36	48	43	43	43	50	48	52	58	60	52	—	—	53	40	68	103	120	116	111	—	576	606	1592
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Chicama - El Hombre La Libertad & Lambayeque	Chicama - El Hombre La Libertad & Lambayeque	Chicama - El Hombre La Libertad & Lambayeque	Puerto Mori La Libertad & Lambayeque	La Herradura Lima	La Herradura Lima	Chicama - El Hombre La Libertad & Lambayeque	Chicama - El Hombre La Libertad & Lambayeque	Chicama - El Hombre La Libertad & Lambayeque	Chicama - El Hombre La Libertad & Lambayeque	Chicama - El Hombre La Libertad & Lambayeque	Chicama - El Hombre La Libertad & Lambayeque	Punta San Lorenzo Guayas	Punta San Lorenzo Guayas	Chancay Lima	Chancay Lima	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	Chicama - El Hombre La Libertad & Lambayeque	La Herradura Lima	La Herradura Lima	Punta Huanchaco La Libertad & Lambayeque	Puerto Viejo Lima	Punta Mero Piura
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	2	4	4	3	4	4	4	2	1
Distance (km)	36	36	36	134	599	599	36	36	36	36	36	36	596	596	528	528	293	293	36	599	599	90	657	429
Best forecast wave conditions in La Libertad and Lambayeque	Chicama - El Hombre	Puerto Mori	Punta Huanchaco	Puerto Mori			Chicama - El Hombre	Puerto Mori	Puerto Mori	Puerto Mori	Puerto Mori	Puerto Mori							Punta Huanchaco			Punta Huanchaco
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4			4	4	4	4	4	4							4			4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	9	9	9	8	7	6	5	6	7	5	6	6	6	5	8	8	5	5	5	5	5	5

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