
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pacasmayo today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pacasmayo at 4AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Pacasmayo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu night, light winds from the SSE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
187 | 187 | 187 | 184 | 178 | 175 | 172 | 172 | 169 | 194 | 241 | 239 | 303 | 234 | 229 | 206 | 199 | 197 | 194 | 249 | 300 | 188 | 167 | 163 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | 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 | 8:10AM0.93m | 10:21PM0.98m | 9:15AM0.85m | 00:07AM0.98m | 11:21AM0.82m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:44AM0.67m | 2:53PM0.45m | 4:12AM0.75m | 4:11PM0.51m | 7:03AM0.73m | 6:02PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 18 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
187 | 187 | 187 | 184 | 178 | 175 | 172 | 172 | 169 | 167 | 167 | 110 | 155 | 147 | 147 | 145 | 145 | 111 | 92 | 92 | 300 | 94 | 92 | 87 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | S 8 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
61 | 61 | 63 | 6 | 71 | 71 | 160 | 157 | 153 | 194 | 241 | 164 | 303 | 234 | 229 | 206 | 199 | 145 | 96 | 96 | 94 | 188 | 167 | 163 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 12 | S 9 | SW 22 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | SW 20 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
3 | 3 | 13 | 73 | 31 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 239 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 197 | 194 | 249 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
125 | 139 | 132 | 120 | 124 | 128 | 140 | 132 | 132 | 116 | 103 | — | 114 | 117 | 142 | 131 | 110 | — | — | — | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 412 | 36 | 36 | 90 | 599 | 599 | 528 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 90 | 599 | 599 | 134 | 90 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 90 | 581 | 134 | 134 | 90 |
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