Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pacasmayo today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pacasmayo at 9PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 2.0m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Pacasmayo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 440 | 396 | 509 | 449 | 536 | 1280 | 1131 | 1053 | 951 | 850 | 690 | 697 | 614 | 539 | 469 | 441 | 449 | 441 | 431 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:47PM1.10m | 8:31AM1.10m | 9:50PM1.02m | 9:15AM0.99m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:24PM0.33m | 2:32AM0.56m | 3:06PM0.39m | 3:26AM0.67m | 4:00PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 267 | 361 | 509 | 449 | 536 | 144 | 1131 | 111 | 132 | 84 | 78 | 74 | 614 | 539 | 469 | 441 | 449 | 91 | 90 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | W 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | W 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 440 | 2 | 221 | 215 | 212 | 30 | 113 | 5 | 42 | 41 | 63 | 39 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 76 | 83 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | — | SW 20 | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 13 | W 10 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 14 | W 22 | W 22 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 15 | — | 13 | 12 | 30 | — | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 52 | 34 | 23 | 36 | 4 | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 12 | — | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 212 | 396 | 337 | 392 | 269 | 1280 | — | 1053 | 951 | 850 | 690 | 697 | 322 | — | — | — | — | 441 | 431 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 399 | 599 | 599 | 596 | 429 | 404 | 36 | 36 | 528 | 599 | 599 | 528 | 36 | 90 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 90 | 134 |
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