Pacasmayo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 7.41° S 79.59° W

Issued: 12 pm 20 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 (20 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pacasmayo at 4PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-05) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	14s
Afternoon (20 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	13s
Evening (20 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	18s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 22°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Tue 20					Wednesday 21								Thursday 22
	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	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	1	0	0	2	1	1	2	3	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 18	SW 18	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 16
Wave Graph
kJ	776	681	642	808	915	974	940	875	1523	1504	1486	1333	1449	1208	1305	1206	934	1126	1279	1297	980
Wind (km/h)	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SW	SSW	S	SSE	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	cross-on	cross-on	cross	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		12:17PM0.85m					1:03AM1.14m				1:17PM0.94m				1:38AM1.21m				2:01PM1.05m
Low Tide	7:17AM0.64m			6:11PM0.53m					7:49AM0.55m				7:10PM0.50m				8:15AM0.45m				7:56PM0.45m


	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:12	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	24	25	25	23	23	22	22	22	23	24	24	23	23	23	22	22	26	25	24	23	23
Feels °C	25	25	24	22	22	22	23	23	24	24	24	22	23	23	22	22	28	24	22	21	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	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 16
kJ	776	681	642	543	527	974	940	875	1523	1504	1486	1333	1449	1208	1305	1206	934	1126	1279	1297	980
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	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
kJ	546	664	628	808	915	411	418	418	17	17	17	34	34	149	149	17	522	444	16	16	291
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	SSE 7	SSE 7	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	SW 21	NW 11	SSE 8	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	—	WNW 13	WNW 13
kJ	21	21	21	21	20	18	10	10	4	4	4	18	18	12	17	17	17	16	—	16	16
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	S 7	S 4	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	SSE 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 5	S 5
kJ	58	58	35	53	55	65	55	46	46	37	45	43	35	40	43	47	41	44	67	71	99
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Chicama - El Hombre La Libertad & Lambayeque	Punta Huanchaco La Libertad & Lambayeque	La Herradura Lima	Chancay Lima	Chicama - El Hombre La Libertad & Lambayeque	Mancora Piura	Punta Huanchaco La Libertad & Lambayeque	Punta Huanchaco La Libertad & Lambayeque	Punta Huanchaco La Libertad & Lambayeque	Puerto Mori La Libertad & Lambayeque	La Herradura Lima	Las Gramas Ancash	Chicama - El Hombre La Libertad & Lambayeque	Punta Huanchaco La Libertad & Lambayeque	Chicama - El Hombre La Libertad & Lambayeque	Chicama - El Hombre La Libertad & Lambayeque	Boca del Rio La Libertad & Lambayeque	Punta San Lorenzo Guayas	Punta San Lorenzo Guayas	Punta San Lorenzo Guayas	Chancay Lima
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	2
Distance (km)	36	90	599	528	36	402	90	90	90	134	599	293	36	90	36	36	10	596	596	596	528
Best forecast wave conditions in La Libertad and Lambayeque	Puerto Mori	Puerto Mori			Chicama - El Hombre		Puerto Mori	Punta Huanchaco	Punta Huanchaco	Puerto Mori			Puerto Mori	Puerto Mori	Puerto Mori	Puerto Mori	Boca del Rio
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
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	7	7	6	6	6	9	9	9	8	7	5	5	6	5	5	6	6	6	5

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